Jan 08, 2020
Catherine Fischer Bayne passed away on December 16, 2019, at Kingston General Hospital, at the age of 80.
She is survived by her daughter Lisa Bayne, sister Connie Hutchison, grandson Jon Fredrick Moser, brother-in-law Bill Hutchison. Cathey was born on October 14, 1939, to Albert Perrine Craig and Catherine Carlton in Paterson, New Jersey. Cathey attended the University of Hartford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology.
Cathey expressed her creativity through poetry, haiku, photography, gardening, and watercolor painting. She studied astrology for many years. She also enjoyed kayaking, hiking, and traveling. She shared her love of poetry, books, dream analysis, and writing, with friends and women’s groups. She felt deeply connected to her four-legged companions and treated the earth and every living thing with reverence. She was happiest living in and traveling to remote, wild, mountainous places. Cathey was a wise, kind, and giving soul with a tender heart. She will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by all whose lives she touched.
Donations in memory of Cathey may be made to Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre, Inc., 8749 County Road 2, Napanee, Ontario, K7R 3L1, (613) 354-0264.
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