Remembering our Friend
Our dear friend and colleague, Catherine Saltwick, passed away on 30 May 2008 in Botswana, Africa where she was posted as a Peace Corps Volunteer. We, her fellow Peace Corps Volunteers, have created this blog to honor her and to allow all of her many friends, PCVs and her family to share their stories and their grief. To say we are shocked and saddened by the accident that took her from us is an understatement. To say she is missed and will never be forgotten is a truth.
Cathy was a seeker of truth, a seeker of adventure and a seeker of love and she found it all in Botswana. She served in the small village of Mookane and enjoyed her Peace Corps experience so much, she had just signed up for an extended third year of service, where she was to be posted at PSI in Gaborone. She spoke fluent Setswana, a feat few of her fellow PCVs accomplished. She said that the Peace Corps changed her for the better, but we all thought she was wonderful the first day we met her. Her motto was: “It’s all good,” and she said it often.
Cathy is respected by so many and we will miss her terribly. Her spirit lives on in each of us because she touched our lives with her inner and outer beauty, with her love of life, with her calm assurance of confidence and contentment and with her life of service and caring about others.
We are proud to call her a friend and we love her.
Remembering Cathy
From Monty Montoya
I had the honor of working with Cathy at SightLife (formerly Northwest Lions Eye Bank). Cathy was one of the first eye bank technicians to catch the vision of quality and excellence that helped us build a world class organization serving those with corneal blindness. As a technician and eventually manager at the eye bank Cathy touched thousands of lives working countless hours. Cathy had wonderful grace working with grieving family members of eye donors and at the same time demanding the best of herself and her co-workers. It was a great privilege to work with Cathy and see her leadership skills develop as she transitioned from being a part-time recovery technician and student to becoming a manager and leader of people.
Cathy had stayed connected with many of her eye bank colleagues, many of whom were moved to read her detailed blogs from Botswana. We will miss her.
My condolences and best regards to John Saltwick, Jeanette Saltwick, and Cathy’s sister Christine.
Best regards,
Monty Montoya
President & CEO
SightLife™
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