Hello ,
This week I've got a very special post for you. I am taking time to remember and appreciate my friend Kat Baker. As well as being a good friend, Kat was also a fellow doctoral alum from Vanderbilt University.
Her obituary reports that Dr. Katharine Haywood Baker, “passed away peacefully at her home on August 28, 2024, following a brief bout of pancreatic cancer.” The news
did not reach me until mid-December. She was much too young. And the loss was a shock. I have been waiting for a good moment to share publicly my remembrances and appreciations for Kat.
Thursday is Giving Day at Vanderbilt University where Kat not only earned her PhD but also worked for about a decade, making many beloved friends. She tended souls, made us laugh, and helped us get our work done. I can’t think of a
better way to honor her than to tell those stories. And then give to Vanderbilt Divinity School or the Grad School where she invested so much of her life energy!
Thus, the moment has arrived. Today I am sharing
one of my favorite stories about Kat. And I’m inviting friends to tell me your fav story about her, too. And then I hope you will consider a gift (of any size) in honor of Kat’s memory to Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Just mention in your comments that you want to honor Kat's life.
