graduations and has even had the offspring of children she’s cared for
previously. She constantly runs into people that she’d changed their
diapers in years past. She says the main reason she’s on Facebook, is to
keep up with her kids, families and past students that have helped in
the childcare.
Kathy has had six full time assistants at the center during her
tenure. Kathy Lawrence has been her main assistant for the past six
years. When the kids used to get confused in how to differentiate
between the two Kathys, ideas abounded. The children had lots of
suggestions, “How about Kathy one and Kathy two, or tall Kathy and
short Kathy, big Kathy and small Kathy? How about old Kathy and
younger Kathy? Finally a child said, “How about Kathy the original?”
Kathy thought that this idea was the best of all. She is definitely an
original.
Kathy is now excited to embark on new challenges and has
decided to retire at the end of the school year in May 2019. She’s
already been an active member of the Catholic Daughters of the
Americas, whose motto is “Unity and Charity”, but has plans to
become a member of CASA: Child Advocate Services Association, and
will volunteer for them also. She anticipates giving more of her time
in the service of others. She wants to visit nursing homes and to play
cards or Bingo with residents. She wants to be available if her church,
Sacred Heart, asks her to bake a cake, or give someone a much needed
ride to an appointment. She loves being busy doing lots of new and
varied things. While many people will be very sad about her leaving
the college and she will be very much missed, Kathy is proud to have
had such a fantastic career helping so many families care for their
children. Whoever is the next childcare director will have a hard time
beating this exemplary woman’s example, and they will never be like
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