On behalf of Dad, the ten kids and all of Kathy's grandkids, thanks for visiting this page and thanks for keeping Mom's memory alive. I invite you to visit this page often and to comment on things that remind you of her. To paraphrase from her eulogy, a part of Kathy Gau died on October 14, 2008, but only a part. Her love for you will never die.

Words of Consolation from Mom's Journal . . .

If a tiny baby could think, she would be afraid of birth. To leave the only world she has known would seem a kind of death. But immediately after birth, the child would find herself in loving arms, showered with affection and cared for at every moment. Surely the baby would say, "I was foolish to doubt God's plan for me. This is a beautiful life." For me, death is really a birth into a new and better world. Those who are left behind should not grieve as if there were no hope. Life is changed, not taken away. I will live on, in a world beautiful, beyond anything I can imagine. With Jesus and Mary, I await the day when I will welcome you with joy.