We are sorry that there has been some confusion and miscommunication regarding a memorial fund being set up for Katherine Nixon through St. Gregory’s. 

We know that it was published on the church Wake Service program and that we put it in our newsletter, but the information was in error. 

Instead, Kate’s family would like to ask that if you would like to donate to a trust fund being set up for the girls, you can do so by sending a check directly to the Nixon home, 708 Abbey Arch.  You may make the check out to Jason Nixon or any of the three girls, Morgan, Madilyn or Mackenzie. 

The family thanks you for your generosity and if you have already sent a check to St. Gregory’s, please contact Carol Moore, (757) 557-0328.  She is helping Jason deal with this mistake and already has several of the checks sent previously.  She will be attempting to contact those donors. 

Thank you for your patience.
 

The second of eight children, she was a loving mother committed to her husband and children, and she worked as the Compliance Manager of the Public Utility Facility for the City of Virginia Beach. She attended Chico State College in California, graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering. She was widely respected in her field, and was a strong advocate for women pursuing careers in engineering.

Kate was a person who always put others before herself. She was President of the Pembroke Meadows Civic League, a dedicated and enthusiastic member of St Gregory The Great Catholic Church, the announcer for the Pembroke Marlin swim team, and actively supported the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic organization that offers the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed.

Katherine was predeceased by her father Bob Lusich, grandmothers, Suzanne Dandy and Dorthy Lusich and her father-in-law, Captain William Fred Nixon.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband Jason; children Morgan Katherine, Madilyn Alexis and MacKenize Marie; her grandfather, James F. Dandy; her mother Julie Dandy, brothers Paul, Matthew, Daniel and Philip; and sisters Suzanne, Nancy and Caroline, as well as innumerable nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, cousins and close friends.

A Wake Service will be held at 7 PM on Wednesday June 5, 2019, at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 5345 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462. A funeral Mass will be held at the church 11 AM Thursday, June 6, 2019. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor. http://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/donate-to-lsp/
Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel assisting the family. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com

“She was an amazing woman who cared about everyone,” said friend Shelby O’Regan Acevedo of Virginia Beach. “She was smart as a whip. She helped any way she could.

“She loved her husband unconditionally, and always stood up for what was right. She was a ray of sunlight that led so many in the right direction. She was selfless, smart and, most of all, a loving mother.”

Nixon, 42, leaves behind a husband, Jason, a realtor, and their three children.

An avid swimmer growing up, Nixon remained active in swimming and in soccer.

“Her favorite time of year is right now, because she loves doing swim team with her daughter,” Acevedo said. “She was my son’s very first soccer coach, and she had a way with all the kids — she helped him love the game at 4 years old.”

Nixon is one of four city engineers and one of six public utilities employees killed in Friday’s mass shooting, which claimed the lives of 11 employees and a contractor.

Darrell Wentworth posted on the site of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach that he had been praying with Jason Nixon just before the family was notified of her fate.

“Please pray for the repose of the soul of Kate Nixon,” Wentworth wrote.