Kathleen Donelan Brecht

To Kathleen's Family,
I was sooooo saddened today to hear of Kathleen's passing. I went to HS with Kathleen and spent alot of time at the Donelan home. We got ourselves in a lot of trouble back then. I can not tell you how sorry I am for your loss she was a great person with the best sense of humor.
Please cherish your memories I know I will
Elaine Mulvanerton Gleason

I found myself 'Google-ing' Kathleen's name and came across this site....She was my bestfriend....we were a part of each other's lives for over 31 years...everyday is painful without her in my life....I know that her family is dealing with the same grief....I think about her constantly....can't get her off my mind at times....she was was an extraordinary person - giving, caring, thoughtful, generous, gracious, appreciative....she loved her Veal Parmigiana and Chicken Rice soup that I'd send...

I'm not quite sure what to write except I was very saddened to hear of Kathleen's death. Although I understand she passed in July, I didn't hear of it until today when her husband brought the family's pet "Ginger" a sweet, red cockapoo I have been grooming for quite a few years now. Kathleen was a loyal customer who loved her dog and entrusted me to make Ginger beautiful. Sometimes she would wait inbetween groomings a little too long and Ginger would become matted, even though I explained to...

Mrs. Brecht (or Kathleen as I called her) was a good friend of my mother's for many years-since her daughter Courtney and I first started Pre-K together I guess. My heart was filled with sadness to hear that her life ended too soon. My thoughts are with you.

What can I say about Kathleen? She was my sister-in-law. No, she was my friend. When Brian was working or Caroline was not around we took off with the kids somewhere and had some good times especially at the beach. Everyone remembers the time she had a sea gull attacking her for her food. We shooed it away and then laughed our heads off. Became a big joke every time we went to the beach. We kidded when we traveled with the kids saying that we were the "surrogate parents" of which we made fun...

when one passes we all have cherished memories, photos, kind words, the love we feel & knowing they can never be taken away. there are no regrets as we all reflect

There are no words to describe the incredible amount of pain, shock and feeling of loss that accompanies the passing of a family member/loved one and sibling. I really do not know how to react, feel or go on as it still seems totally unreal.

I feel absolutely cheated by what has happened...cheated that I will not have a future with my sister and our families. That my son Ryan will not have any memory of his only Aunt on my side but for pictures. Especially knowing how much she loved...

so sorry to hear of the loss of your sister-in law, our prayers are with you. michele marino and family

Kathleen was a good friend of mine who I knew just short of 21 years. I met her when I first started working at all state legal. After a few months we began talking which was a start to a wonderful friendship. From there I found what a friendly and caring person that she was. We use to go to clubs and bars together and always had such a great time. And then she met her husband to be , Brian, and I never saw her happier than I ever had known her. They were a match made in heaven. Brian since...