Catherine Yawn Richardson Obituary (1953 – 2022) The Herald

Catherine Yawn Richardson
Might 29, 2022
Austin, Texas – Catherine Yawn Richardson handed away at her house in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, Might 29, 2022 along with her husband, Rob, and daughter, Olivia, by her aspect.
Catherine was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, in 1953 to Hermon Yawn and Martha Sue Stowe Yawn. As a younger woman Catherine’s household moved to Rock Hill, the place she grew up. At Rock Hill Excessive Faculty Catherine demonstrated a expertise for management that continued all through her life; turning into an editor of the yearbook, the sophomore class president, a participant at Woman’s State, and treasurer of the coed council. Following highschool, she attended Winthrop School, graduating with honors in biology. After faculty Catherine labored within the tech business in South Carolina after which in 1980 moved to Austin, Texas. In Austin, Catherine labored as a knowledge evaluation supervisor and technical author at Radian Company the place she met her future husband, Rob. After Radian, Catherine labored for a few years as an award-winning technical author at BMC Software program and as an editor at Rackspace Know-how.
Catherine and Rob shared an exquisite life collectively for nearly 35 years. They married in Austin in 1987 mixing their two households into one. Over time the brand new household loved frequent journeys to Taos, the Grand Canyon, Washington DC and visits along with her household in South Carolina.
After the kids grew up, Catherine and Rob have been capable of spend extra time touring each internationally and to the Nationwide Parks. Catherine’s aim was to see each U.S. Nationwide Park, and she or he obtained shut, visiting 34 of them over eight years. And after retirement she was capable of a fulfill one other life-long want, proudly owning a cabin in North Carolina’s lovely Blue Ridge Mountains.
Catherine was an avid gardener and a dedicated volunteer, with years of service on the Austin Humane Society’s shelter. She had many shut buddies whom she loved drastically, particularly throughout their frequent “women’ good time gang’” adventures in and round Austin.
Catherine is survived by her husband, Rob; her daughter, Olivia Drake Rogers (Greg Rogers), her step-daughter, Courtney Hudson (Tom Hudson), and her step-son, Josh Richardson. She had seven grandchildren: Grant Rogers, Evan Rogers, Reagan Rogers, Aiden Richardson, Dillon Richardson, Ben Hudson and Eleanor Hudson. She can also be survived by two brothers, Herman Yawn and Joe Yawn and her sisters-in-law, who have been like sisters to her, Sandra and Dianne, and 6 nieces and nephews. Catherine was preceded in demise by her dad and mom and her oldest brother Charlie Yawn and Charlie’s spouse, Jennie.
Catherine’s ultimate charitable reward, which mirrored her lifetime dedication to serving to others, was to will her physique to the College of Texas’ McGovern Medical Faculty for medical analysis. She requested that her household maintain a non-public service for her when her stays are returned to them.
In lieu of flowers, please contemplate making a present donation in her reminiscence to the Austin Humane Society, the Nationwide Parks Basis, or the Pancreatic Most cancers Motion Community.

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