Kathleen (Katie) Lenihan Obituary (1957 - 2020)

Born May 14, 1957, Kathleen (Katie) Lenihan attended Hiram W Johnson High School in Sacramento, CA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Kathleen (katie) Lenihan.

Graduation Year	Class of 1975
Date of Birth	May 14, 1957
Date of Passing	Oct 06, 2020
About	Born in May 1957, Katie grew up in Sacramento, attending Hiram Johnson High School and graduating from California State University, Sacramento, with a degree in Criminal Justice. While in college, Katie began working for the Sacramento Police Department as a property clerk. Katie was a college sophomore when a close family member died at the hands of a drunk driver. This event shaped her professional career and was the impetus behind her joining the Alcohol Beverage Control Agency. Katie began her career with ABC in 1985 as a Special Investigator in the Salinas District Office. However, she spent the bulk of her law enforcement career in the Sacramento Offices of ABC. Katie was involved in developing many of the department's underage preventive drinking programs. She was instrumental in the development of the Every 15 Minutes Program, which started with ABC. Katie was a passionate and enthusiastic advocate of the program, dedicating countless hours to mentoring, educating, and working with high school students on the dangers of drinking and driving. Katie retired from ABC in 2008 at the equivalent rank of Captain. Katie had three loves in retirement, family, volunteering, and travel. Her favorite role in retirement was "Nana Kate." For the last four years, Katie became a nanny for Lilli, and this year Remi. For more than 15 years, she was an active volunteer for the Association of California Nurse Leaders; members and staff often referred to her as their "Chief Volunteer." During the running of the Polar Express, Katie could be found in the kitchen, working with the team preparing and serving food for the hundreds of volunteers working on the trains. Katie was proud of her elite status with Princess Cruise Lines, having cruised for years but really enjoying three to four cruises a year in the last three years with her sister Pat. Not one to sit still, Katie excelled at adventures including sky diving, parasailing, zip-lining, ATV and dune buggy excursions, white water rafting, and many other escapades.

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Frederick (rick) Loescher '70 said:

I didn’t know her, but her life was a life well lived. Serving others is a very high calling and she answered that call.
Thank you Katie

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