John Katausky:  

Hello Classmates, I just wanted my classmates to know that my beautiful, kind, and gracious wife of almost 37 years passed away May 1, 2021 from a massive hemorrhagic stroke that occurred on April 27th. Similar, however much larger than the stroke she had in 2015. She had a condition known as Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) which ultimately caused the blood vessels in her brain to “leak”. She was the love of my life, my best friend, my dance partner, my dining partner, my bicycle partner, my shopping partner, my theater partner, my vacation partner, my gardening partner, my travel partner, my pedicurist, my television partner. For 37 years we were always a couple, but no more. All of that was even multiplied in this last year with COVID-19, where we were with each other almost 24/7 and I loved every minute of it. I saw how she struggled with the consequences of her first stroke and how she remained so positive and determined, sure she got upset at times, so did I, but she made me a much better person than I ever thought I could be and I was so blessed to be with her. The following is a brief obituary I wrote for her and I also attached the last picture of her which was taken on April 18th as well as a few other recent pictures of us. Susan Katausky, 69, passed away at Saint Joseph’s Hospital on May 1, 2021. She was born on May 24, 1951 in Monroe, Wisconsin to August and Trudi Burgi. Susan had one older sister, Sandy. Susan K. Katausky graduated with a BS degree in nursing in 1974 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and worked on the medical floor and the maternity ward at the Monroe Hospital. She then moved back to Madison and worked for the Red Cross Blood Services. In 1979 Susan moved to Phoenix, Arizona because she had a medical condition called Raynauds and it was best for her to avoid cold environments. In Phoenix she worked for 6 years in hemodialysis at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and then she worked for a private obstetrician-gynecologist un...Expand for more