Fairfax Kathleen Marie McNamara, 76, of Fairfax, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, following a long illness. Private family services will be held. Burial: St. Patrick Cemetery, Fairfax. Per Covid guidelines, attendees are asked to wear masks and practice social distancing. Kathleen is survived by her brother, David McNamara of Fairfax; sister, Linda Earley of Cedar Rapids; daughters, Phaedra McNamara, Jenny McNamara, Jolene Salehoglu and her children, Syriana and Alessandra and Justine Baldwin; many cousins; her friends, Bethel and Larry Sylvester, Bob Assink, Mary and Terry Ley; and countless other friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; longtime friend, Spencer Pink; brother-in-law, Patrick Earley; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Letters to the editor: Dec. 11, 2020
Paying it forward
Every now and then, we hear stories of random acts of kindness. Maybe a customer leaves a big tip or pays the remaining balance on someone’s Christmas lay-away items.
These stories put a smile on our faces as we imagine the joy it brought to the receiver. Never do we think it could happen to us.
That changed for me on a Saturday afternoon grocery shopping trip when the cashier told me someone had paid for my items and wished me a happy holiday. I was in disbelief about this random act of kindness until she confirmed it.