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Cate Daday was born on Oct. 29, 1971, to John and Mary Daday. She spent her formative years moving around a lot but she chose to call Montana where she is from.
John and Mary encouraged adventure with early horsepacking and camping trips. Cate and her sister, Chris, learned to cherish the outdoors and wide open spaces. Always fearless, and instilled with a love of flying from her dad, Cate was a pilot in her early years, studying at Embry-Riddle and flying out of Jackson Hole, Girdwood, Alaska, Honolulu, Seattle, and Portland — only some of the many places she called home. She enjoyed skiing, running, and fishing, but was open to any adventure that came her way. Some of her most thrilling times include skiing Jackson Hole, fishing alongside bears in Alaska, and learning to surf on the north shore. She cherished the beautiful places she got to explore, finding peace in the mountains.
In 2008, Cate and her family settled in White Salmon, Washington. There, she continued her work in aeronautics and poured her energy into local life, helping with a kids’ backpack food program, coaching youth soccer, and supporting her daughters’ schools.
Cate Daday lived every day to learn, laugh, and see the positive in everything. She was a jack of all trades and let her interests and passions guide her through life, but not to the point of letting them consume her, because the thing she valued most was the people she got to share them with. With incredible generosity and gusto, she invited everyone she loved along for the adventure. Known for her bighearted laugh and unmistakable smile, Cate built a life rich with friendship and creativity. She had a rare gift for gathering people, forming communities of dear friends who often became friends with one another simply by loving Cate. She could walk into a room and find a community, usually finding deep conversations and full life stories from strangers she met on planes, in grocery stores, and in lines. She was everyone’s best friend.
Above all, Cate loved her daughters, Leah and Madison, with fierce devotion. She surrounded them with a circle of loyal, fiercely loving friends who continue to care for the girls with the same generosity Cate showed every day. She lived her final years for her daughters, making sure they would be OK, knowing her life was coming to an end, and taking advantage of every moment they could spend together. In recent years, Cate began to tap more into her creativity and was deeply committed to bringing beauty into the world through creative projects, art, and joy. She found particular happiness in woodturning, spending treasured hours in the studio, and in her garden, where bright, untamed vegetables and flowers flourished. She was especially famous for her poppies.
Cate was a mother, daughter, sister, friend, athlete, artist, gardener who lived her life vibrantly.
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