CATHERINE LYNETTE GOGGIA
1959 – 2021
You are invited to celebrate Catherine’s life on Sunday, August 29, 12:00-3:00 PM, at The Barn at Meriam Park, 1930 Market Place, Chico.
“Invoking my spiritual nature moves me closer to conscious living. Ask for knowledge of the truth and the vertical (spiritual) arm of the cross IGNITES!”
Author: Catherine Goggia
When you see a hummingbird, pause, and feel the presence of our friend and family member, Catherine Lynette Goggia, also known since childhood as Tinker Bell; she will always be with us in one form or another. The world was forever changed with her
arrival on January 17, 1959 (Paradise) described by her Mom as sporting a dimple and wavy brown hair. Our world forever changed with her passing on July 15, 2021.
Catherine is survived by her brother, William (Skip) Goggia Jr., along with aunts, uncles, cousins, and sister-in-law, Paula Alcazar. Her greatest joy and adoration are for her nephew Will Goggia Jr. (Willie T) married to Katie. Catherine was elated to hear about Will and Katie’s soon-to-arrive baby girl. Her family extended to people from all walks of life from childhood friendships that blossomed in Paradise, CSU Chico college buddies, infamous book club aficionados, workmates, Butte College students and clients, and Butte Meadows clan and protectors where she lived for 23 years “basking in the creative heaven that is nature.”
She is preceded in death by her loving parents, married 50 years, and lifelong residents of Paradise, Carmen Goggia and William Goggia Sr. and her grandparents.
Her parents raised her to appreciate home, family, animals, and friends were always welcomed. Her life-long devotion and harmony with her animal family, her “comfort animals”, was heartwarming and oozed with love for Otter, Badger, Skunk, Snowflower (the cow that grazed into her life on Christmas day), and most recent best friend and buddy, Jade, a rescue pup. She was known to leave snacks and drinks for those hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and much to the confusion and amusement of many friends, a shot of Jägermeister was her trademark drink.
Those that knew Catherine describe her as joyful, caring, vibrant, motivational, humorist, bird watcher, storyteller, voracious reader, rockhound, camper, gardener, dune buggy and boat guide/chauffeur, actress, gun enthusiast, athlete of many sports including softball, basketball, field hockey, and darts, and talented artist www.catherinegoggia.com.
Visitors to her Butte Meadows cabin were treated to outdoor exhibits including cedar sculptures and great, free standing impressionistic paintings, set
against a natural backdrop of the magnificent meadow behind her property. She described her garden of word-carved ladies as follows, “All of my girls are whatever people want to see in them. Even I don’t get locked into a vision because I like the process of them revealing themselves to me. To put a spin on a Michelangelo quote, “As the tree dwindles, so the woman is revealed.”
Catherine was a connoisseur of music and musical instruments especially her ukuleles. Always ready for an adventure and the chance to perform, she was asked to sound check the mic for a performer at the Outpost Restaurant and Bar in Butte Meadows. During the sound check and while playing an ukulele, she quickly engaged the audience as everyq