Katherine Gordon Haworth

Katherine Gordon Haworth passed from this life on January 7, 2023. "Kitty," as she was known to her friends, was born October 1, 1928, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana to Smith Gordon Haworth and Katie Walker Haworth. After graduating from Louisiana State University and starting her writing career, she moved to New York City, where she initially worked for the National Council of the Episcopal Church. She obtained an M.A. degree from Columbia University, NYC and subsequently worked as a writer for a number of major corporations. Her writing career took her to North Carolina where she worked at Burroughs Wellcome Co. in Research Triangle Park until her retirement.

Katherine was a member and an elected Fellow of the American Medical Writers Association. She was a lifetime student of art - a painter from her earliest years and a docent at the NC Museum of Art after retiring.

Kitty’s abiding interest was the protection and welfare of animals. She was a vegetarian, believing that “animals are not ours to use for our purposes, but instead, to respect for their own unique reasons to be on this earth.” The Haworth Haven for Homeless Animals Fund has been established with the Triangle Community Foundation for the purpose of providing for the care and protection of homeless, neglected, and abused domestic animals.

Katherine was preceded in death by her sister, Jo Snelling, and is survived by her sister, Margaret Dallyn, and many nieces and nephews.

Katherine's Lake Anne neighbors, especially Bob and Nancy Brodd and Steve and Janine Wood gave her much support over the years. Her health care aide, Fay Tomlinson, provided wonderful and caring assistance.