I remember talking with Kathy about her ALS diagnosis and about her father's failing health. Despite all these difficult situations, Kathy never ceased to smile and praise God. Even when she was faced with so many burdens, she continually asked about how she could pray for my family. Her generous, sweet, loving spirit touched everyone around her. My son, Emmanuel, was 3 years old when he met Kathy. Even he could detect that she was not physically well and his heart was moved to pray for her during our bedtime routine. One day I told him that Kathy had told me that she prays for him and his baby sister, Veroncia, too, and he remarked,"She's so nice to pray for us even when she's sick." I hope that both my children will learn to love like Kathy loved. I will continue to remind them about her so that as they grow up, they will never forget that they were blessed to know a living saint. Kathy truly was a holy woman of prayer and is now a saint smiling upon us from Heaven.