Blog archive
April 2024
Stimulated by "Caste"
04/22/2024
Tulsa reparations, Religion and Politics
04/09/2024
March 2024
Trumps War with Black Women
03/31/2024
Addressing The Needs of Older Adults Through Pasadena Village
03/25/2024
Coming Soon: More Resources for Older Americans, Online and in Person
03/25/2024
Community Building Locally and Nationally
03/25/2024
Preparing for the Future with Ready or Not
03/25/2024
Volunteering is at The Heart of the Village
03/25/2024
Women's Liberation: Then and Now
03/25/2024
Writing Memoirs Together
03/25/2024
Current Views on Current Events
03/20/2024
Unchained
03/18/2024
Rumr of Humor issue # 2409
03/10/2024
Blacks Portrayed by European Artists
03/03/2024
Rumor of Humor #2408
03/03/2024
February 2024
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
02/27/2024
Doug Colliflower Honored
02/27/2024
Great Decisions Connects Us to the Worldwide Community
02/27/2024
Letter from the President
02/27/2024
Pasadena Village's Impact
02/27/2024
The Power of Touch
02/27/2024
Villages as a New Approach to Aging
02/27/2024
Addressing Gang Violence in Pasadena-Altadena
02/21/2024
Rumor of Humor Issue 2407
02/19/2024
Thank You For Caring.
02/12/2024
Rumor of Humor 2405
02/11/2024
Curve Balls
02/10/2024
Sylvan Lane
02/10/2024
Rumor of Humor 2404
02/09/2024
Larry Duplechan, Blacks in Film
02/03/2024
January 2024
Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign
01/29/2024
Rumor of Humor #2403
01/28/2024
Pasadena Village Joins Two Healthy Aging Resource Projects
01/25/2024
Decluttering: Do It Now
01/24/2024
Village Volunteers Contribute to the Huntington Magic
01/24/2024
Villagers Creating Community
01/24/2024
Villagers Reflect on Black History Month
01/24/2024
Walk With Ease, 2024
01/24/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2402
01/21/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2401
01/15/2024
Re- Entry Programs, a Personal Experience
01/08/2024
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - Catherine Deely
By Susan KujawaPosted: 04/06/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE – CATHERINE DEELY
In March 1990, 13 works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The crime remains unsolved, with empty frames on the walls of the museum, reminding visitors of the biggest museum theft in the history of the United States.
Village member Catherine (Cathy) Deely worked at the Gardner Museum for five years beginning in 1993, where she was the Director of Marketing and Public Relations. At a recent Members Connection on Zoom, Cathy treated viewers to a virtual tour of this unique and very personal museum, and shared details about the art theft and its impact on the art world. Watch it here.
Catherine has had a long and varied career, working mostly in large corporate venues, focused on Marketing, Public Relations, and Media Affairs. Her work also included a stint as Director of Marketing for the City of Los Angeles under Mayor Richard Riordan.
Although Cathy has lived on the East Coast, where she has family, she moved “for the last time” to Altadena at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined the Pasadena Village after she noticed a group of people walking down her street one morning – the Urban Walkers group. She participates in the Great Decisions discussion group, the 1619 group, and enjoys the trips to LA Opera.
Not one to sit idle in retirement, Catherine has joined other local groups. She is a member of the League of Women Voters of Pasadena where she is on the policing subcommittee. And as a member of All Saints Church she is a monitor for foster family visits. She also volunteers to recruit more foster families and to support those young people who are aging out of the foster care system.
“I am so grateful to be in Altadena, with its beauty and its diversity. And I’m looking forward to making new friends at Pasadena Village.”