Catherine (Cathy) Horton Eisen, a loving wife and mother, died at home on June 19th after a valiant battle against cancer. Cathy grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL as the oldest of four children and graduated from Tuscaloosa High School in 1974. She attended the University of Alabama where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She graduated from the School of Accountancy with Honors in 1977 and attained her CPA license. She worked at several Accounting firms across the country and became a shareholder in Parker, Gill, Eisen & Stevenson PC in 2007.
In 1975, while vacationing with friends in Colorado, she met the love of her life, Stefan, whom she married in 1978 and began her life as a military wife. They had 40 wonderful years together and were blessed with their daughter Johanna in 1985.
Cathy loved playing bridge, dominoes and enjoying choco tacos and was a loyal and devoted fan of the University of Alabama and the St. Louis Cardinals. She will be missed for her courage, strength and total love and devotion to her family.
Cathy is survived by her husband, Dr. Stefan Eisen, Jr., Col (ret) USAF, her daughter Johanna Catherine Eisen, her mother Cecile O. Horton, sisters Cindy Montgomery (Richard) and Paula Black (Terry), brother Chass Horton (Leigh), mother-in-law Trudi Eisen, sisters-in-law Therese Eisen and Monika Laroche, nieces and nephews and extended family and many friends worldwide. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles F. Horton, and her father-in-law Stefan F. Eisen.
Visitation will be held at First Methodist Church of Montgomery on Monday June 25th at 11:00 AM with Celebration of Life services to follow at noon. A private family burial will be held at a later date at Panola United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MD Anderson c/o Catherine Eisen Fund for Angiosarcoma Research In Memory of Cathy Eisen or the Montgomery Cancer Center.
