Posted on 04/24/2017 5:37:16 AM PDT by pgkdan
...Decades of chain-smoking caught up with her last year — vaping came too late for her — leading to an ordeal from which she shielded nearly everyone who loved her.
In her final days she clutched a rosary while surrounded by her devoted husband Jim, her adored sons Phil and John, her sisters Mary Ann, Virginia, and Rosemary, and many friends. Her great regret was that she would not be able to spend more time doting on her grandchildren. She died at noon on this Divine Mercy Sunday.
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I remember her from the early days of cable - like Crossfire, etc. She was fun. RIP, Kate.
She was a great conservative. I true lady in every sense. Graceful, refined, soft-spoken. I adored her.
I had wondered why she was no longer appearing on TV. She will be greatly missed.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
I quit smoking after 5 years...Best thing I ever did, next to marrying Mrs. Deplorable... (Smoked from 8th to after I graduated)
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