POMONA VALLEY CHAPTER
No information received for a February meeting.
However, we received the following from Greg Mulligan, husband of longtime
Pomona Valley member Kathy Gilkey:
“Sadly, I need to
inform you that Kathy passed away on December 12, 2025. She had been diagnosed
with Alzheimer's in early 2023 and the progression of the disease was slow at
first but came on more quickly in the past year. In August she fell and broke
her hip, requiring surgery. The surgery was successful, however the dementia
from the Alzheimer's prevented her from fully rehabbing and regaining her
mobility. Very rapidly she was unable to carry on a conversation and had
difficulty recognizing family and friends. Eventually she stopped eating and
drinking and quietly passed.
She was a wonderful, warm-hearted, loving
wife and human being; and her family and I are heartbroken.
I have
posted a Tribute page on the Alzheimer's Association website (see link below)
with a more in-depth obituary. We have also asked that anyone who can, please
contribute and honor her. At this point there is no treatment for the disease,
so our hope would be that funding will bring a cure, or at the very least some
meaningful treatment options. It's an awful disease that is devastating for the
patient and also for the caregivers.”
https://events.alz.org/fundraisers/gregorymulligan/kathleen-mckeown-mulligan