Yolo-Orange County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....DIMOND , Katherine Marie  April 30 2004
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"The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Kathie M. Dimond

Katherine Marie Dimond died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family
on April 30, 2004, from metastatic breast cancer. She was 40 years old.

She was born on Oct. 26, 1963, in Anaheim where she spent her childhood days.
She attended Esperanza High School in Yorba Linda and was a member of the
varsity volleyball and swim teams. She worked during high school as a lifeguard,
refereed girls' softball games, and wrote computer programming for Rockwell
international.

She graduated third in her high school class of more than 550 students, and
graduated summa cum laude from Cal State Fullerton, with a bachelor's degree in
biology. She also received a master's degree in nursing and midwifery from Yale
University.

She taught childbirth classes and was a doula prior to becoming a midwife. She
worked as a certified nurse midwife at Sutter Davis Hospital prior to her
illness. Her goal to help pregnant women and their families was always in the
forefront of her dedication to making birth a wonderfully joyful event in their
lives, her family said.

Her passion for life, truth and justice left an impression on everyone she met.
That same passion allowed her to live her life to the fullest and contributed to
those who were fortunate to know and love her. Her passing leaves a void in the
lives of family and friends, her family said, adding, "She is sorely missed."

She is survived by her husband, Leon Schimmel of Davis; her two children
Alexandria and Maximillian, both of Davis; her grandmother, Elizabeth Hammill of
Davis; her mother and stepfather, Susan and Michael Gjerde of Davis; her sister,
Deborah Clark and her husband Eric of Burbank; and her brother, David Engelmann
of Cleveland. An extended family of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins
also survive her.

Friends and all those touched by her loving spirit are invited to attend a
celebration of her life on Sunday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at the Veterans' Memorial
Center, 203 E. 14th St.

The family asks those wishing to make donations in her memory to send
contributions to Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation for the establishment of an
infant massage program. Checks may be mailed to Sutter Davis Hospital
Foundation, 2000 Sutter Place, Davis, CA 95616. Memorial donations also may be
directed to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite
250, Dallas, TX 75244.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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