Ms. Caterina “Cathy” Ceniti

My heart is broken. There are simply no words to express the shock and devastation of losing someone so extraordinarily special. Cathy and I met in grade 7 and through all the years that followed, and all that life brought our way, we maintained a friendship that lasted five decades. I feel incredibly blessed to have had her friendship for all those years and to have shared so much of life with her. She was truly one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever known. Thoughtful in a way that was rare, endlessly loving, and always there when you needed her. She had a way of making you feel cared for, remembered, and important. She was the kind of friend one is incredibly fortunate to find even once in a lifetime. It is unfathomable to think that she is gone. It is devastating to imagine that I will no longer hear her voice, receive one of her texts, or wake up to one of her beautiful birthday messages. There are so many little things that suddenly feel impossible to imagine living without. I will miss her more than words can ever say, and I will carry her friendship and her memory in my heart for the rest of my life. My deepest condolences and all my love to the Ceniti family. I am holding you close in my thoughts and sending you strength through this heartbreaking time. With love and a broken heart, Irene Santos