Support Auntie Cathy's Memorial Expenses

My name is Ashley McKenna-Squires and my family is raising funds to provide services for my godmother, my Auntie Cathy. We are asking for assistance for funeral and memorial expenses. Please only donate if you are able to and if not please share this.

Following a wellness check by the Lowell Police Department my Aunt was found deceased. My dad, her younger brother, George Squires Jr., received the call on Saturday August 10th 2024. Her death was very sudden and unexpected.

Auntie Cathy had the warmest voice and the kindest of smiles. She loved baking for her family and even concocted wedding cakes for some. Her treats were always something welcome - I recall getting in whipped cream wars with her during the holidays with boops on our noses of the sweetest of her homemade creams.

Each summer she would bring her nieces and nephews for a weekend getaway to Gloucester and Rockport. One of my favorite memories was when we couldn't find a last minute hotel room and instead rented an entire house. It felt silly in such a big place with just a few of us but the memories are something worth beholding. I remember eating chocolate from the chocolate shop she would stop at before starting the adventures - in the big house playing chocolate bingo on the floor with my cousin David.

Auntie Cathy always stayed late into the night after holidays to watch movies with my dad, me, and my brother Jimmy. A lot of laughs and fun conversations came from these moments. We once did a double feature together at the Lowell Cinemas during one of the lowest points in my life; her company was a warm presence and one that always reminded me of love.

She has joined her mother Betty, her father George, and her sister Susan beyond this life. Surviving her are her older sister Debbie, her younger brother George, her nieces Kathy, Lynne, Danielle, Karen, Ashley and nephews Jimmy and David.

Huntington's Disease is a horrible infliction that haunts our family. This very rare neurodegenerative disease has a 50% hereditary rate - it took the life of her grandmother, her mother, and has impacted her siblings. It now took her life. It is described to be a combination of ALS, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's.

Please click the link to learn more about how this impacts a person and their family, what it looks like, and overall educate on this rare disease. Overview of Huntington's Disease