Dear friends and family,

We would like to honor one of our local superheroes, in the hopes that remembering her; what she cared about, and what she lived for, will help us all to become in some small measure, local superheroes in our families, neighborhoods and beyond to keep her memory alive as we live out her dreams for a better future.

What does it take to be a real superhero? It takes someone who’s not afraid to touch the untouchable, to love the unlovable, and to fight for the losing cause even if she’s the only one standing for it, until good wins in the end. It takes someone who can be counted on to do the right thing, even without the super suit, and ultimately, it takes someone who is willing to lay their life down for their friends.

Catherine was all these things and more to family, neighbors, friends, community and her beloved city of Dublin. Some people can change an entire city, because their love knows no bounds, and has no measure, we believe today, Catherine is that person. She was the Super Mom of all super moms, the one to inspire us to love our children, to hug them a little longer, to organize that campout for our best friends, to bring the neighborhood together, and to fight for the oppressed, all while wearing the latest fashions and bringing my daughter birthday cake when we were moving.

She came from a family of immigrant parents from South Korea who taught her to work hard and smart, to never stop learning, and to always hold onto faith, hope and love. She was known for being the life of a party, neighborhood, community and school district and campaigning tirelessly for the cause of the underserved, forgotten and oppressed.

While she beat the odds against cancer several years, ago, we believe we were blessed with several more years of her tireless love, and small and big acts of kindness to serve others in ways that are too immeasurable to count. We also think she left this earth like a true superhero, out like a flash, and on to a much better place. A place where she is probably tirelessly campaigning for all of us here, whether in person or online so that the best will be done in our lives on earth and into forever.

Catherine, we love you and will miss you terribly, but it is with collective faith that we let go of you, knowing that you left exactly the way you lived your life: with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. We know you are up in heaven now, being the real superhero we have always known you to be.

We pray today that all of us, would carry a fire in our hearts, in Catherine’s memory that would show us how to keep her legacy going into eternity.

Her family; her husband William, son Thomas, daughter Natalie, Father Reverend Frank, Step Mom Lisa, Mom Terry, and myself, her sister Anita all want to thank you for your outpouring of love and support. It has come like an ocean in a place where the desert of our grief seemed ready to consume us. 

Please share your thoughts, photos, wishes and prayers for the family in the "Memories and Condolences" section of this site. 

May God bless you all.