She was born June 10, 1927 in Dallas, TX to Sicilian parents, Charles Vincent and Sari Magdalen (LaBarba) Ventura. She was the second oldest of five children.
She married Carl Lawrence “Larry” Colgin in 1943 and moved to Corpus Christi for a short stint while Larry was in the Navy. They moved back to Dallas in 1945 to raise their children. They were married for 67 eventful years. He preceded her in death in 2010. Cathryn was a founding member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, where she also helped found the Mothers’ Club for the school. She enjoyed serving as a den mother and was an integral part of the Carnival where she introduced tacos as the featured food! She was also a member of The Catholic Daughters of the Americas for over 45 years as well as the Cousins Club.
Cathryn attended Ursuline Academy, where she remained close to many of her instructors and classmates, one still being her very best friend, Delores Pittman. Cathryn began her career at Neiman Marcus as a personal shopper. She became so popular among brides that she was moved to the bridal department, where she remained for 30+ years. Brides were gladly waiting weeks at a time to have a consultation with Cay. She dressed some of Dallas’ most elite! Her talents were featured in “Ultra Bridal Magazine” in 1990.
While she loved her career, her most important job was mother to her five children and “Mimi” to her 15 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. During retirement she enjoyed traveling to Paris, Italy, Ireland, Hawaii and the Caribbean. She showed her love through gathering the family together for every birthday and holiday, making her famous lasagna and at Christmas her fig cookies and stuffed artichokes.
Cathryn is preceded in death by her siblings Neil, Earlene and Anthony and her daughter-in-law Elizabeth. Cathryn is survived by sons and daughters-in-law Larry and Mary, Michael and Ellen, Tony and Joan, and Christopher and Susan Colgin, as well as her daughter Cathy and husband Robert Cantu, 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Mary Ann Uricheck (Andy) and many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly. She will be deeply missed.
A Rosary will be prayed at 1:00 p.m. Monday June 12, 2023, followed by Mass at 1:30pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 6303 Kenwood, Dallas, Texas, entombment after at Calvary Hill Mausoleum. Father John Libone and Father James Yamauchi will concelebrate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sparkmanrichardson.com for the Colgin family.
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