She lived three years longer than she was supposed to, and then even after being given two days, she lasted a little more. But Cathy is gone now (I assume that she never considered cryonics). But not gone for good. Gone for no reason at all, really. But as someone once said, with all the people she touched and influenced for the better, she left a wake of good in her life whose waves will probably continue to spread for years and decades. Maia seems to have been strong throughout, and she will perhaps be Cathy's greatest legacy.

For those who didn't know her, Moxie has perhaps the best picture of her as we knew her recently. And improbably, of all people, Susan Estrich has some touching thoughts of her own. Being on the wrong end of the country now, I regret not being able to attend the service on Friday (though I'll be in Phoenix, which is a lot closer), and to celebrate her life with mutual friends, who were legion.

[Update a couple minutes later]

Here's the obit from her nemesis, the LA Times.

Rand...I am so saddened for the loss. The only thing we truly leave in this world is how we change the lives of others.

By that standard it was a life well done.

Robert

Her nemesis did themselves no favors.