Today our world lost a beautiful angel.  Cate lost her formidable and noble battle with cancer this morning at 11:30 a.m.   For me Cate embodied all that is beautiful and magical.  She was strong, pioneering, eternally positive, dynamic, full of laughter, love and grace.  Our loss is heaven’s gain.  We love you Cate.

me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.

Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann’d:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.

Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,

Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.

-Christina Rosetti 1879