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Katherine Reese Obituary
Katherine Downham REESE "Katy" Katherine Reese, 54, born in Surrey, England, graduate of Interlake High School, Bellevue in 1969 and Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, San Francisco, passed Jan 4, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a resident of Gig Harbor since 1990 and lived a life of artistic creativity. She loved her horses, dogs, flowers, and travel vacations. Survivors are her loving husband, Cal, sister Lindsay, brother Nick, cousins, nieces, nephews, and their children, and 4 stepsons. A Memorial Service will be held in Haven of Rest Chapel (253-851-9991), Gig Harbor on Hwy 16, Saturday, Jan 28, 2006 at 1:00 p.m.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Marlene Bernard
July 29, 2024
I became good friends with Katy in 1970 when we both resided at Mary Elizabeth Inn, 1040 Bush St., San Francisco. A few years later she visited me in New Orleans, and we took a wonderful trip along the Gulf Coast. I took a few snapshots of her during a visit to Bellingrath Gardens an on an evening riverboat trip. Katy had brought me a beautiful gold chain, which I still treasure, and a French-drip enamel coffee pot. For years I received a hand painted Christmas card depicting a bird. I lost those cards and the coffee pot in Katrina. Katy was a stunning, smart, auburn-haired beauty with a caring soul and ready smile.
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