Beloved Sister and Aunt, Devoted Friend, Brilliant Colleague Catharine (Cathy) Liddicoat passed away March 19, 2011 in Napa, California. A celebration of her life was held for family, friends and colleagues in Sacramento on March 26. The circle will be completed on October 11 with a final memorial and burial at sea attended by family. Cathy received her BA from Gonzaga University and her MA from California State University Sacramento, graduating from both with top honors. She worked for the State of California as a researcher and analyst for the Department of Motor Vehicles, the California Department of Forestry, the Employment Development Department, and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. She was a grand statistician, natural leader and talented writer who deeply loved her work. Cathy took great pleasure in travelling, attending the theatre (especially the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Music Circus), watching classic movies, writing short stories, helping solve friends' conundrums, challenging herself physically through running and kick boxing, listening to recordings of the great musicals, provoking political discussions, and partaking of all things Xena Warrior Princess. She was a well of knowledge and could be depended upon to come up with the answer to many an obscure question. Before there was Google, there was Cathy. Cathy lived her life with absolute integrity. As a student and throughout her multi-faceted career, Cathy never sought the easy or expedient path. She diligently turned over every stone in search of the best and truest answer and she would ask others within her circle to do the same. She lived a self-contained, but never passive, life. She embraced challenges, sought noble causes and never stopped learning. This attitude drove Cathy as she courageously faced the lung cancer that finally took her life. She was never a smoker and was physically fit. Her diagnosis was devastating to her and her family. Knowing the outcome would never be very favorable, she stated that she wanted to fight and she did. She was tireless in learning everything she could about the disease, using a researcher's mind and skills to help manage the course of her illness. She didn't win but she fought a good fight. Cathy is survived by four beloved siblings - Lynne Baker, Brian Liddicoat, Joan Liddicoat and John Liddicoat - and nieces and nephews - Craig Baker, Anmarie Baker, Maura Baker, Cathleen Baker, Brendan Baker, Julie Liddicoat, Gillian Liddicoat and Gabrielle Liddicoat. She was devoted to her family and friends and is dearly missed.