With this page we want to remember the great and loving person that was Katrin, who left us all too early in January 2024.
Death does not exist. Never has, never will. Don’t you see? There’s only life, changing its forms. (Turkish saying)
To all the visitors of this page.
Thanks for taking a moment to remember Katrin. I’m sure we all have so many good memories with and of Katrin. Her god given kindness and joyful self has touched us all in some way and has enlightened our lives. All she would have wanted that we all keep these good memories of her alive when we remember her, the times when we laughed and had a good time or just a chat with her. Remember her as she was, always her true self and never trying to be someone else than that.
If you want to add something to this page, share a photo or just a saying, please use the comment feature below or reach out to me (Jonas). Thank you.
Ich bin nur in das Zimmer nebenan gegangen.
Ich bin ich, ihr seid ihr.
Das, was ich für dich war, bin ich immer noch. Gib mir den Namen, den du mir immer gegeben hast.
Sprich mit mir, wie du es immer getan hast. Gebrauche nicht eine andere Lebensweise.
Sei nicht feierlich oder traurig. Lache weiterhin über das, worüber wir gemeinsam gelacht haben.
Ich bin nicht weit weg, ich bin nur auf der anderen Seite des Weges.
To my wife – Katrin
My dear Katrin, I would like to thank you Katrin that I was lucky enough to have known you, and blessed that you have shared so much of your time with me, and that you have loved me the way I was, that I was always sure about your unconditional support, and that you gifted us Joel and Lina.
I hope that I speak for all of us, that we are thankful of having known you and that you have touched our hearts with your warm and always happy and kind and true self, and of course your unforgettable smile.
I will remember you as the loving mother you were for our kids and the true friend and partner you were for me. The many unforgetable moments we shared. The things we have achieved together. The many meaningful and sometimes passionate conversations we had. Through all the good and not so good times we went, and from which we came out stronger. When the radio plays one your favourite songs, the ones you kept listening on repeat for hours. The little things you left behind that remind me every day of the beautiful person you were.
We will love and miss you forever. We hope that you are in a better place now and you find rest and peace. Until we meet again!
Farewell Katrin and thank you,
-Jonas
Níl na mairbh marbh ach beo i gcroí na n-éan duine.
(The dead are not dead but alive in the hearts of those who loved them. – Irish saying)
Impressions of Katrin over the years
“A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.” —The Dalai Lama
We Remember You
Dear Katrin,
When it is cold outside – We Remember You,
As you were born in a stormy white winter night in the Black Forest!
When the sun is shining – We Remember You,
As your heart absorbed the warmth of the Turkish sun in your youth!
When it is raining – We Remember You,
As the tears of joy you shed for your family in Ireland!
When we have a look at your orchids in the Kitchen of your family’s home – We Remember You,
How you cared for your flowers like you did for everyone who needed you!
When we look at your children Joel and Lina – We Remember You,
For how deeply you loved them with all the capacity of your heart!
When we meet your friends and family – We Remember You,
How you were – you opened up to everyone. You could make friends with everyone. And Friendship and Family meant Everything for you. At meant sticking together even and especially in tough times. It meant being there for everyone who needed your help.
Dear Katrin,
We Remember You – for all of this and lots more of the kind and caring person you were, as long as we live we will nourish our memories of you and your are living on as part of all of us you left behind.
We Remeber and We Miss You and We Always Will.
from David (Katrin’s brother in-law) at Katrin’s funeral ceremony
A goodbye letter from a close friend
Dear Katrin,
I want to leave you some words before I leave. When I first met you – I thought that’s a weird girl. Always very direct, says what she thinks, but very hard on herself. But I always thought there is more behind that girl, that loves beer, does love to party and always goes last. And that’s exactly it. I have soon realized, that live had hit you hard in your past and that you had to go through through so much. I have thought: Wow, what a person! It seems it is god given to you, that you can laugh always nevertheless, that you are happy out, and that you don absolutely everything for the people you love. An incredible gift, but which you also deserve to have, please never let this be taken away from you.
But you know, regardless of how long we won’t see or hear from each other, that you have always a place in my heard and I’m always there for you. And we will see each other again for sure, and not only once. This is my greatest hope. I wish for you, that you will find your true happiness and that you will find peace eventually. Maybe a small family.
My dearest Katrin, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything, that you have done for me. You are a terrific person. See you soon. In deep friendship.
Steffi (Letter to Katrin 2009 when Steffi was moving from Dublin to Barcelona)