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Catherine Augusta (O'Keefe) Garwick (1921 - 2014)

Catherine Augusta (Kate) Garwick formerly O'Keefe
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Died at age 92 [location unknown]
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Born on December 22, 1921 to Denis and Marie (White) O'Keefe in the family home in Harrison, New York, she was one of eight children, (six brothers and a sister). She graduated from Harrison High School in Harrison, New York, Class of 1938.

Kate, as she was known, was married to Robert ("Bob") Wiatt Garwick who grew up in Rye, New York. They were married in Camden, South Carolina on August 15, 1942, during World War II. Following the end of the war, Kate and Bob settled in Houston, Texas in 1948 to raise a family, eventually retiring in Salado, Texas, up until Bob's death in 2007 and then Kate moved to Austin to be closer to her children.

Her famous motto was "be cool, calm and collected", which resonated in her personality and was evident in the personal strength and level-headedness she exhibited throughout her life.

Kate was extremely athletic and her passion was golf and swimming. She played in competitive leagues consistently for over 40 years. In her life she accomplished two hole-in-one shots. As a young woman she swam the Long Island Sound and enjoyed her swims at Sandalwood Lakes in Houston. She loved life and always had a smile on her face.

Kate was known and loved by all for her strong commitment to her own large family in Texas as well as to her large family back home in Westchester County, New York, and elsewhere.

Kate is survived by her children and their spouses, Lydia (Garwick) Dougherty and James J. Dougherty III of Canyon Lake, Texas, Lorin Garwick of Katy, Texas, Carrie Garwick and Chris Randall of Austin, Texas, Gael (Garwick) Burke, and Brian Burke of Brenham, Texas, Guy Garwick of Columbus, Texas, and Matthew Garwick and Rick Hansen of Miami Beach, Florida, brothers Richard O'Keefe of Larchmont, New York, and Donald O'Keefe of Coral Springs, Florida, 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Bob Garwick, children Erin (Garwick) Bryant-Bains and Kenneth Garwick, grandsons Alex Clark and Wiatt Garwick, brothers John O'Keefe, Robert O'Keefe, William O'Keefe, Denis O'Keefe, and sister Barbara (O'Keefe) Pumphrey.

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