Thursday, June 18, 2020
Even though we lost my mentor, Godmother,and Aunt Kack (Catherine) several weeks ago, we will, finally, have a service for her this Saturday and lay her to rest. It will be held where I made my confirmation and where I was married by Father Crispo.
It was her drive to work helping people that inspired me into nursing. Although I didn't finish my RN, she showed me through her love of being her parents' caretaker the value of this, not just a job, but a commitment. She even paid my tuition to become a CNA after I had my bachelor's degree. She had chosen Microbiology and was the head of the Department at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Kack may not had any of her own children, but she lit up whenever there were children around. Kack would often organize the fun like Easter coin hunts, teaching us to ski at Nashoba Valley or our many trips to the White Mountains where she ended up owning a place right on Loon Mountain. This was just one of the places she and only she came to watch me race downhill skiing when I was in college. Of course, Kack took me all over New England to ski. This made me feel so special. Not only did we downhill ski: we hiked, traveled in her van; along the Kancamagus (3 seasons), N. Conway, cross-country skied, stopping by the Old Man of the Mountain, The Lower Falls and many more places. We even had an annual New Year's Party.
