We knew that she had so much more to give, to teach, to share with her grandchildren, that it just had to come out OK. Always the fighter, we had every confidence that she would soundly defeat the cancer that threatened her.
All the causes seemed to take a back seat as she surrounded those children with her love and her full attention.Īnd so, It came as that much more of a shock when we learned of her illness. Though she was always an expressive and loving person, I’m sure that I wasn’t the only one who was surprised by her devotion and doting when she became a grandmother. She was a passionate advocate of human and animal rights and social justice, and a fearless opponent of the abuse of power in government. In later years, she became a committed activist to a host of causes, most recently helping to found, and serving as the director of The Legacy Trust. She lectured and taught at a bewildering array of prestigious institutions. While attending college and working full time, Cynthia wrote “Mass Theory: The Complete Story” which remains one of the definitive works on the subject. Though life threw her some curve balls, she always seemed well up to the task of meeting those challenges, and the ones she set for herself. The fact that I passed algebra is certainly a testament to that fact. Nonetheless, she was always there for me if I needed help. As she grew older, she seemed to always have a tight group of ‘collaborators’ around her, and soon her projects became ones that little brothers couldn’t offer much to. It’s not that she wasn’t fun to be around, you just had to remember that the slide really needed to be addressed before the swing.
Always ‘Catherine’ and never ‘Cathy,’ she seemed to be engaged in important work even when playing with her dolls, or calculating what should be done at the playground. Catherine was serious and headstrong for as long as I remember. Though raised in the same home with her, I was far from convinced of this as a child, and only after seeing this self-fulfilling prophesy come to fruition in Catherine’s own life was I finally brought around. I’m not exactly sure where she got this strong conviction. My sister Catherine believed that anything was possible. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,Ĭommitted, citizens can change the world.
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