Author, editor and longtime columnist for Catholic News Service Monica Dodds died Jan. 6 at her home in Mountlake Terrace, Wash. She was 60 and had battled uterine cancer for nearly three years.
With her husband of 38 years, Bill, she had been a columnist for CNS since 1991, focused on family issues such as life with aging parents. The column frequently appeared in The Tablet.
The couple founded Friends of St. John the Caregiver, which offers resources and support for and about family caregivers.
Born in Seattle, she was a social worker for the Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, for the Northshore Senior Center, Bothell, Wash., and for Meals on Wheels for Seattle/King County Senior Services.