Lasting Memories

Sarah Kathryn "Kate" Yang
April 7, 1976-Dec. 9, 2013
Santa Rosa, California

Sarah Kathryn ?Kate? Yang passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Santa Rosa, Calif., after a five-year battle with breast cancer. A resident of Palo Alto for over 25 years, Kate was born on April 7, 1976, daughter of Harold and Georgia Yang, and grew up in Palo Alto. She attended Duveneck, JLS, and Palo Alto High School where she was a member of the Madrigal Singers, Mock Trial and named a National Merit Scholar Finalist. In her youth, she had a passion for horseback riding and developed a lifelong borderline obsession with her first car, the Dodge Dart. After graduating from Amherst College with degrees in Computer Science and Music Composition, Kate moved to Rotterdam, Netherlands. After two years abroad, she moved back to her home state where she pursued both musical ambitions and computer technology. Kate was an avid singer, improvisational pianist, and world traveler well known for her infectious laugh. Kate was ever positive, free spirited, and fought her cancer with incredible courage. She is survived by her parents, Georgia and Harold Yang of Santa Rosa; her siblings, Genevieve Yang of Petaluma, Calif., and Houston Yang of Los Angeles, Calif. The family will have a private remembrance and requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered) at www.facingourrisk.org. FORCE is a non-profit organization specializing in the fight against hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.