Dear people,

My dear wife Cathy passed away peacefully last Sunday morning, August 1, after 21 years of coping with breast cancer. On Saint Nicholas' Day, December 6th, we would have been married for 35 years.

By now, several arrangements are more clear. Cathy had wanted cremation, and that is being arranged through Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels. Family members and two dear friends met Monday evening for a private reviewal and selected a beautiful bronze urn entitled "Grecian." Cathy's name and dates will be engraved on it.

A brief notice of her passing appeared in the Wednesday edition of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. A full notice will appear in the Tuesday, August 17th, edition -- as well as in the weekly editions of the Warroad, Farmington, and Buffalo Lake papers. A scan of the photo selected for the full Star Tribune notice is attached. It's from a snapshot of Cathy from 1983, one which shows a bit of wear from having been in my wallet for several years.

Her funeral service will be on Thursday, August 19th, at 11 AM at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis (Hennepin Avenue and Loring Park). The Very Reverend Spenser Simrill, Dean of the Cathedral, will be the celebrant. A reviewal will begin one hour prior at 10 AM. A luncheon will follow the service. Plans for interment will be developed at a later date.

Family and friends have suffered a great and far too sudden loss. Your kind thoughts and prayers and companionship are greatly appreciated.

Love and peace,
-- Matt Cunningham
mjc@visi.com