She was born Kathy Ann Pilkerton on October 14, 1963 in Baltimore, MD to Sharon Willis (nee Baxter) of Glen Burnie and the late Joseph Pilkerton. She was a lifetime resident of the Brooklyn area. Kathy worked for many years as a cook at Gunnings Restaurant in Brooklyn and later in Hanover. She enjoyed drawing, writing poetry and planting flowers in her spare time. Left to cherish her memory in addition to her mother are her children Joseph Perry of Bel Air, Jason Perry of Glen Burnie and Jessica Roy of Pasadena, brother Joseph Pilkerton of Pasadena, sister Sandra Davis of Glen Burnie as well as six grandchildren.