Katherine (“Kathy”) Kelly Eyre, 65, passed away on April 19, 2024, with family by her side. Kathy was born on July 3, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Thomas (“Monk”) and Roberta (“Bobby”) Liddell. She is survived by the love of her life Timothy (“Tim” or “Flash”) Eyre, big sister Ann Xanders and grandchildren Kia, Audrey, Samuel and Jacob.  She was recently predeceased by her son Jason Eyre, the father of her grandchildren.

Kathy met Flash at the “Drop Zone” in Waynesville, OH and forged many lifelong friends there and in the local skydiving community. Kathy enjoyed serving friends from her café “The Perfect Landing”, always with a smile and a laugh.

Post graduation from the University of Florida, Kathy volunteered in the Peace Corp and was stationed in Africa. Subsequently, after working in a few administrative positions, she decided to embark on a nursing career. Kathy viewed nursing as a calling – fitting for one of the most caring people any of us would ever know.  As she started her new career, she and Flash moved to Pueblo, Colorado, a place she immediately called home.  Kathy and Flash indulged in all the out-of-doors activities Pueblo offers and several of Kathy’s personal interests flourished, including gardening, quilting, and volunteering.

True to her spirit of independence and curiosity, she initially chose to be a traveling nurse and accepted assignments throughout the United States, but always in locations that offered great side trips on her days off.  Later in her nursing career she worked as a dialysis nurse.

Her love for travel was inherited honestly from Monk and Bobby. In addition to the job-related travel, Kathy and Flash traveled throughout the Caribbean, Canada, Central America, and the United States. Their thirtieth wedding anniversary was celebrated in Venice, Italy and throughout Croatia.  Camping was also a passion, often in their “cramper”.  There are many tales of laughter and fun around evening campfires.

Kathy will miss the 2024 annual “May Day” gathering of girlfriends that was so important to her. It is a gathering that started over 30 years ago and will continue this year with many of the original participants, new members, and daughters representing the next generation. 

We will all miss her kindness, humor, laughter, and smile. She remains in our hearts.  Memorial contributions may be made to Mariposa Center for Safety, 801 N. Santa Fe Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81003 (mariposacenterforsaftey.org). A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

MISS ME BUT LET ME GO

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me,

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room,

Why cry for a soul set free!

Miss me a little – but not for long

And not with your head bowed low.

Remember the love that we once shared,

Miss me, but let me go.

For this journey that we all must take

And each must go alone;

It’s all part of the Master’s plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the friends we know,

And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.

Miss me, but let me go.

~ Christina Rossetti