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Tributes >> Kathy Woodyard Bart
About Kathy Kathy enjoyed tremendous success and achieved a World Class Ladies ranking and a Gold Medal in the United States National Dance and Figures Proficiency Awards. Kathy also enjoyed great success while playing soccer and swimming at the high school level.
Kathy was a devoted wife, a loving daughter, and a friend who would not hesitate to help another. Kathy met her final challenge with extreme courage and great honor.
It was Kathy's wish to be able to help other women faced with breast cancer. In her memory, I'm carrying out her wishes by founding and maintaining the Kathy Woodyard Breast Cancer Network and working in the community with the HERS Foundation to provide information, support, and advocacy. "Kathy, I will miss you everyday of my life. I love you dearly and I am extremely proud of you. I thank God for the time I had with you and that you and I were able to become so close and loving toward each other, and such good friends the last two years of your life when you lived with me. You handled your illness with strength and courage. You maintained a positive attitude during the whole course of your illness and you tried to make things easier for us, your family, to deal with your disease. And you never gave up hope. You suffered much but in spite of it you never let it get you down. After learning you had about 2 weeks to live you wanted to go shopping. It had been a long time since you did anything normal like that. I got a wheelchair and we went to Nordstrom's where you perused the clothes aisles and were so happy to be out and delighted in buying a few outfits. And then you purchased two pairs of shoes -- one pair for winter and one pair for summer. I remember your happiness the next few days as you wore a new outfit each day. You felt pretty again even though your time was so near. I still find it difficult to believe you are really gone and this isn't just a nightmare. I keep feeling like you are going to call or come by even though I know that this is not going to happen. Kathy I love you and miss you and I do not fear death any longer. I actually look forward to the end of my time because then I can see and be with you again. All my love now and forever, Mom" Age: 32 years – Diagnosed: June 1998 |
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On Saturday, February 13, 1999, after a courageous and determined battle with breast cancer, Fremont Police Officer Kathy
Woodyard-Bart passed away. Kathy was the only child of Jack and Gayla Wilson.
In April of 1996, Kathy met her future husband, Officer David Bart, of the Livermore Police Department, on a water skiing trip. Kathy was an avid water skier, and she and David spent most of their spare time skiing on the Delta. After completing chemotherapy last March, Kathy began training to ski in the California Police Summer Games.
Kathy spent five years as a member of the Fremont Police Department. Kathy worked in the patrol division and was a hard working and dedicated officer. Kathy's excellent interpersonal skills and competitive nature proved to be a very successful formula. She was an outstanding police officer and a compassionate public servant. Kathy truly loved her job and was a consummate professional.
Note from her Mom: