“Today I have no poetry, only a broken heart and the brutal fact that broke it.”
― Sam Brown, Kate’s husband, announces the passing of his wife
Several years ago I had the good fortune to have Kate Holbrook lead a Faith Again discussion on the history of the Relief Society. And then I had her and Sam lead a conversation about Easter in the midst of the beginning of Covid in April of 2020. Kate was one of the warmest, purest, brightest, and wisest souls on earth. And now in heaven. As you have likely heard, after living with the challenges of eye cancer for some years, she left us bereft of her irreplaceable presence on August 20, 2022. We mourn and grieve with Sam and their daughters.
Delicious food for thought about Kate:
Remembering Kate Holbrook, HDS Grad and Influential Latter-day Saint Historian
Historian Kate Holbrook, who brought LDS women’s voices to light and life, dies at 50
Kate Holbrook, writer, historian, champion of Latter-day Saint women’s history, dies at 50
‘Know ye not?’ A tribute to Kate Holbrook
Samuel Brown and Kate Holbrook: The Evolving Story of a Marriage—All In
Photo by Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune
