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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Catherine Sheerin, 41, born on April 4, 1974 and passed away on June 15, 2015.

We will remember her forever.

 

In memory of Catherine's love for animals, we have set up a memorial page with the ASPCA that you can make a donation to, if you wish, in her honor.

https://www.aspca.org/team/catherinesheerin

 

June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
Thank you for all the wonderful times we had together Cathy. I was thinking of you recently especially coming up to my big birthday. I think you would have enjoyed it. Remember there is always a place for you in my heart. Love you always, hugs Caitríona xx
September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022
I went to school in Dublin with Catherine. I’m very sad to have just heard that she died.

She was a lovely friendly girl and had lots of friends in our class. May you rest in peace beautiful soul! X
June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022
It is so hard to believe 7 yrs Catherine.....we miss your sweet smile.

April 5, 2022
April 5, 2022
Dearest Catherine, thinking about you on your birthday. I continue to treasure the sweet memories of our conversations and fun together. You brought a sense of grace and open-heartedness to every occasion. Sending loads of love.
April 5, 2022
April 5, 2022
Catherine, It seems like just yesterday we were laughing and hiking on one of our many GSWW outings. And, I just thought of the time when we celebrated our Birthdays in New Orleans and had a big fancy lunch at Commander’s Palace. You always loved to be wined and dined! It was a hot day in the Big Easy..after our lunch, we took restful naps through a giant thunderstorm way into the evening. I love how you were always up for adventures!  We think about you all the time and will always miss you. Sending love, Bonnie
June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021
Cathy, we met in person only once, among a tiny group of dear friends, and I remember looking around at them, and you, and thinking— can you find better people in the world? Your generosity and intelligence impressed me immediately. Im glad I got to meet you.
June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
Thinking of you Cathy today and the many laughs we had together and the whole gang especially during the summers when you came back to Ireland..the many walks we went on together out in Malahide and the copius cups of tea we drank together discussing everything and having a laugh. I miss you lots. Thinking of all your family today and all your Friends in Ireland and in America. I don't think il ever stop missing you..Caitríona xx
June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
Dear Cathy - the world is a little less sweet, a little less kind, without you in it. Miss you still just as much. xoxo
April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021
Cathy, you will always be remembered. I will always remember your birthday. It's the way it is girl. We had so many laughs on St. Brendan's Drive..dancing to the Nolan sisters in your sitting room or robbing the plum or pear trees out the back garden or standing up on a step upstairs out a window to see the Kelly lads who had moved into the petrol station in the village. We used to visit granny Sheerin for her buns and sweets! Then we had our trips in your Mum's car to Raheny for Irish dancing! And your Mum used to beep the horn!! So many laughs! The time you came back to Dublin or rather didn't leave!! You were so happy running into the kitchen roaring I'm back!! UCD freshers ball and meeting the Mayo girls Karen, Annette, Eithne and Agatha! We had such a laugh. The time you bought your Blazer in BTs! What can I say?! The laughs and joy you gave will always be remembered...I wish you were still here so we could laugh some more, drink copious amounts of tea and chat lots more. To Annette, Jackie, Sandra and Suzanne....my love to you. And to all Cathy's friends...Cxx
April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021
Sweet Catherine was not on this earth long enough. She was a bright spot in our lives & will always be remembered for her kind heart & beautiful smile.
April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
Dear All,

Just a note to say thank you to all of you that have left beautiful tributes for Catherine on her birthday/anniversary/Christmas etc. throughout the years.
(Hard to believe we are approaching her 6th anniversary in a few short months).

I don't know how we can properly express our gratitude for the kind words you always leave here, but know that we appreciate reading them.

With kindest and best wishes to you all,
The Sheerins
xxx
April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
Thinking of you Cathy today on your Birthday, forever treasured memories of our childhood growing up....those were the days! much love to all your family, RIP Beautiful Cathy ❤
April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
Thinking of you on your birthday. Remembering the last one we celebrated together - dinner in Princeton with olive oil cake for dessert paired with meaningful conversation. I still miss you so much Catherine.
June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020
"The Girl on the Trail" - Catherine is with us and will always be with us. GSWW is GSWW because of her. Bonnie, you are still her best friend. Catherine is our close friend. We love her and miss her. Yes she is in our thoughts. Always.
June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020
Dearest Cathy - I know if you were here you'd be standing up against all the injustices we're seeing - your voice in speaking out would be a vehicle for peace and healing. Miss that and so many other things about you. xoxo
June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020
Thinking of you Cathy today and your family. It's hard to believe it's five years ago since you left ❤️ The good times in 72 will always be remembered, the fun times in UCD and the not so good times too. Hope you are watching down on us all during these unusual times. Love always, Caitríona  
❤️
June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020
Catherine's smile & laugh will be missed forever, sweet soul ..
rip...Catherine...we love u,beth
June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020
Thinking of you, Cath, and all the wonderful times we had! You are forever in our hearts. Sending love and peace, Bonnie
April 4, 2020
April 4, 2020
Happy birthday to you Cathy. You will always be remembered and the fun times we had on St. Brendan's Drive, in my home number 72! And in college.

Love always, Your friend Caitríona...Xx
April 4, 2020
April 4, 2020
Happy birthday Catherine - you are so missed. I told your story in a performance at the State Theater in New Brunswick last fall - hope I did you justice.
June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019
Thinking of you today Cathy. I will never forget you and the treasured memories I have of us , sleep well angel. Much love to Annette, Sandra, Jackie, Suzanne, Scott and Deirdre. Love Caitríona x
June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019
Thinking of you today Cathy and your family RIP gorgeous girl ❤
Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hanam Xxxx
June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019
Missing and remembering Catherine very much. Kindness personified, a light in the world, seeker of justice, quirky, lovable, brilliant friend. I think of you often. <3
April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019
Dearest Cathy.....
Wishing you a very Happy 45th Birthday, always remembered. RIP
Lots of love Joy xxxxx
April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019
Happy birthday Cathy, thinking of you and your family today and the time you came bursting into the kitchen shouting I'm back I'm back! Rest well my friend. Caitríona xx
April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
Cath, thinking about all the things today that made you uniquely you..how you loved cheesecake, Wawa muffins, and that first cup of morning coffee. I can still hear you say “That’s delicious” in that special way. Miss you always!
June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017
Thinking of you today Cathy and all your family, never forgotten....RIP gorgeous girl ❤
February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017
To the Sheerin sisters, really sorry to hear of the passing of Cathy at such a young age. I remember her and you all so fondly form St Brendans Drive. It was Cathy's bike that I stole from time to time to learn how to cycle, the purple one with the long saddle!! She never got annoyed and took more satisfaction from the fact she was able to help someone.
June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016
Thinking of our dear, sweet Catherine this day and always. I still miss you just as much as the first and treasure our time together. I hope that you are somewhere over the rainbow and enjoying all your favorite things..coffee, cheesecake, Wawa blueberry muffins, canines (particularly labs) and horses. I can't believe you're gone. Either way, you always have a place in my heart.
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
Happy Birthday Cathy, thinking of you and your family today Xx ❤
August 20, 2015
August 20, 2015
I think of you so often Catherine, your smile, your kind heart. Your laugh & gentle voice will surely be missed. I remember your love of desserts & when I played the harp at a gathering how you seemed to look at peace with it all.....I was so happy to be part of your life, sharing the gift of love...RIP my friend
July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
I'm so very sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this difficult time.
July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
May you sleep softly Cathy . I will always remember you from our days in school in Ireland . Cathy was the girl who was always kind to others , she saw no differences in people & treated everyone the same . Such a kind hearted person .

Sinead (O'Connor) Ringwood : Dublin Ireland
July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015
You will be forever missed and remembered
Ricardo de Oliveira
July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015
Cathy was my best pal when we were kids, we grew up together as we lived on the same street. I have lots of great memories growing up with Cathy, hanging out her back garden robbing the pears and plums from Annette's trees! Playing Dallas with all our friends and fighting over who was Lucy!!, dancing in the back room to cheesy 80s hits, playing endless games of tennis against the convent wall.
When we were older you moved to the US but on your visits we had the craic with the lads, you were well liked, popular and everyone loved to see you.

What a gorgeous person you were Cathy Sheerin...your kind heart and generosity, your beauty, your intelligence even your beautiful hand writing....to me you had it all.....it was cool hanging out with you❤️

RIP my friend
Sending lots of love, thoughts and big hugs to Your family and friends, you will never be forgotten, Joy ❤️❤️
July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015
So very sorry for the painful loss of Catherine.  She was beautiful in life and spirit. She will always be remembered. 

And may that memory indeed always be a blessing, even with the pain and heavy hearts that accompany her sad passing....

Wishing everyone peace in this hard time....
July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015
Catherine will be sorely missed by us. She gave me a big hug the last time we met for a very nice dinner with friends in New Brunswick. She always wears a beautiful smile. We pray that our Creator will provide your repose soul with eternal light.
July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015
Catherine impressed me immediately as being exceptionally compassionate and also bright, outspoken, and inquisitive. Her memory can and should serve to inspire us to take more responsibility for our friends and neighbors, as I think she did. My condolences to her family and loved ones."
June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015
My husband and I first met Cathy when her mother and sisters moved to Pleasant Mount. We remember her smile, outgoing personality and the lilt of her beautiful Irish voice. We hope you knew the joy you brought into our lives. Our hearts break for your family. You will not be forgotten. Peace in the arms of the angels. Alan & Mary Ann

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June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
Thank you for all the wonderful times we had together Cathy. I was thinking of you recently especially coming up to my big birthday. I think you would have enjoyed it. Remember there is always a place for you in my heart. Love you always, hugs Caitríona xx
September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022
I went to school in Dublin with Catherine. I’m very sad to have just heard that she died.

She was a lovely friendly girl and had lots of friends in our class. May you rest in peace beautiful soul! X
June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022
It is so hard to believe 7 yrs Catherine.....we miss your sweet smile.

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A Poem for My Dear Friend

December 1, 2015

Catherine's nature from the very start

was a lovely smile with the kindest heart.

She believed in justice, equality and peace

and longed to help poverty and hunger cease.

 

She relished nature hikes and walks in the park

and never said no to brunch at the Skylark.

New York cheesecake was her favorite sin,

so in her spare time she worked out at the gym.

 

At the farm she rode horses and cuddled puppy dogs.

Outdoors she led bootcamps and went on brisk jogs.

She got a kick out of celebrity gossip and politics,

human rights documentaries, and indie film flicks.

 

She enjoyed Scandal and Downtown Abbey,

How to Get Away with Murder, and Grey's Anatomy.

But not as much as the New York Times,

CNN, BBC,  Al Jazeera and  Dateline.

 

Generous with both her words and her deeds

yet she rarely revealed her own wishes and needs.

She made us feel better even when she was sad

and  hid from us the melancholy she had.

 

A compassionate soul like Catherine is rare;

an extraordinary friend beyond compare.

But one rainy evening at a park in June,

the story of her life ended tragically soon.

 

It should not have been Catherine's time to go

and we'll miss her much more than she'll ever know.

But all is not lost, I will not fall apart,

for Catherine will forever live on in my heart.

Big Sister

July 13, 2015

I don't have a good memory, at this point in my life I forget alot of stuff. I'm sure we all forget things that are not so meaningful, things that we just let flutter out of our minds.
One of my earliest memories as a child was the Sheerin sisters performing the Irish Jig for what seemed like at the time, a huge town performance! I couldn't tell one from the other as you all looked exactly the same to me. The only difference was your height. I still remember the dresses you had and how it seemed that you all danced perfectly in time with one another. I'm not sure if Pleasant Mount was ready for the Irish invasion, but like it or not you were there to stay! (Thanks Kenny!)

Growing up in a super small town your neighbors become more than neighbors, they become family. 
Suzanne and I were closest in age to each other, and it was pretty common for us to have friends come over and hang out throughout the summer months. Suzy would have the girls over her house and I would have the guys over mine. Kids being kids, we did alot of funny stuff, stuff that any mother or bigger sister for that matter, would usually discipline their younger sibling for. Cathy, with such a calm and loving manner, seemed like she always had a watchful eye over all of us making sure things never got out of hand. I can not recall a single moment when Cathy ever got upset because we were bothering her, even when Suzanne and I would play Nintendo (super mario brothers,) late into the night. She would usually join in or just hang out on the couch next to us.

I'd like to think that the goofy stuff we came up with as kids was absoluetly "normal," and looking back on it- i could only hope that my kids have friends that are as close as family, as you all were towards us Greig kids. 

It has been many years since I last saw Cathy, but that does not diminish the fond memories that I will always carry with me, of her. Her laugh, her smile and her light- will always shine in my book of memories from childhood. Im glad for all the great memories that I can associate with Cathy and the way she always seemed to watch over me as my "big sister."

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