Cathy has been part of my life for so long that I can’t imagine the comics without her. Or life without her, really. My mother used to tell me that I reminded her of Cathy. (My best friend’s name is even Charlene!)
I will miss her more than words can say. And Cathy Guisewite will always be a hero of mine…one of my most prized possessions is the personalized Cathy drawing she sent me in response to a fan letter I sent her back in 1988. It has had a place of honor in every home I’ve lived in since then.
My Cathy books (going back to the very first one) will have to give me my Cathy fix now.
Sigh. I know the feeling…