CATHERINE HOGAN SWAIN

May 23, 1965 – Dec. 10, 2014

 

Cathryn “Cathy” Susanne Hogan Swain, 49, passed away on December 10, 2014.  Cathy was born on May 23, 1965 in Minot, North Dakota.  She is survived by her husband, J. Blount Swain. Blount is the son of Sonny and Frances Swain, formerly of Washington, NC.

She is also survived by her father, Tony Hogan of Orange County, CA, mother, Dona Neiheisel of Cincinnati, OH, and sister Lynn Hooper of Olathe, KS.  She was an Air Force brat and lived in the Midwest and Washington DC for several years.  Cathy attended Florida State University and relocated back to Washington, DC to start her career.  She eventually moved to Raleigh, NC where she met her future husband, Blount Swain.  They were married in 2004.

Cathy was in sales and customer service with several companies and was quite successful due to her magnetic personality.  Most recently she served as a Project Manager at Ability Dynamics in Tempe, AZ, which was founded by her husband.  Her true love was fitness and she was a Certified Fitness Instructor and worked out most every day.

Cathy was a wonderful person who had a positive impact on everyone she met.  She loved meeting new people and had an infectious spirit and will be deeply missed by Blount and many others.

A Memorial Service will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Washington, NC at 3pm on December 21st officiated by Dr. Lance Perry.  Memorials may be made in her memory to your local church or favorite charity.

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Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Swain family.