REMEMBERING KATE THOMAS: MARINE CORPS VET, CHAMPION OF BURN PIT LEGISLATION DIES FROM BREAST CANCER
By Hannah Ray Lambert | April 07, 2022
The week before she died from stage 4 breast cancer, Marine Corps veteran Kate Hendricks Thomas considered attending a press conference in support of burn pit legislation. She had frequently testified about the issue, shared about her own struggles with cancer, and tirelessly advocated on behalf of other veterans.
One of Thomas’ best friends, Sarah Plummer Taylor, smiled as she recalled Thomas’ joyous presence and the effect it had on those around her.
“People fangirl her,” Plummer Taylor told Coffee or Die Magazine. “Everybody wanted a piece of Kate.”
Even as she was entering the ER on Sunday, April 3, Thomas answered texts from friends who wanted to know if they could come visit.
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