he RI Senior Olympics over a 30 year period that ended in 2019. When Katey worked at the Goat Island Torpedo Station, she would stop at Cardines Field on her way home and gather the bats, and balls, on the field as perhaps, baseball's first "bat girl". Legend has it, that Katey once played catch with "Satchel" Paige during one of his barnstorming team's games at that field. Her relationship with Cardines culminated in 2019, when Katey became an inductee into the George Donnelly Sunset League Hall of Fame. For many, their Katey sighting occurred during Newport's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. You would see her in her signature fisherman knit sweater and hat, adorned with elephant pins, and bedecked in beads, smiling and waving as she marched proudly with groups like the NYPD Emerald Society. For others, she could be spotted at work - manning the booth at the Yachting Center parking lot; delivering Newport This Week, around Aquidneck Island; or shuttling many friends to appointments or grocery shopping. Her kindness to others was unparalleled. One could write so much more about this wonderful, sweet (but stubborn), accomplished woman. Katey leaves her mark on the City that she loved throughout her life, and she has shown us that "good things come in small packages". Visiting hours for Katey will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 4-6pm at Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport. Katey did not care about flowers. She cared about animals, and elephants topped her list - with dogs and cats a close second. In her honor, please consider a donation to one of the following organizations: The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee (elephants.com) or B Free Farm in Tiverton, RI (bfreefarm.com).