Our Annual Alumni Banquet

 

Please join us for our upcoming Annual Alumni Banquet on Saturday, April 1, at Levee Street Warehouse in Historic Downtown Vicksburg! Honorary classes will include the Class of 1973 and the Class of 2023. We have a great event planned, and we hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 1, 2023

4:00 PM Mass- St. Paul Catholic Church, 713 Crawford Street

5:30 PM Social/6:00 PM Alumni Banquet- Levee Street Warehouse, 1609 Levee Street

PLEASE NOTE: OUR FAVORITE COLORS ARE STILL PURPLE AND GOLD, BUT WE ARE GOING GREEN

As always, ALL ALUMNI are invited to our banquet! However, only the Honorary Class of 1973 will receive a form in the mail. Please spread the word to your classmates and make plans to attend!

To register for the banquet, please visit the following:

https://www.vicksburgcatholic.org/apps/pages/alumni

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Pamela Mahoney Cook, Dies

 

Pamela Mahoney Cook, age 81, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023. She was born in Vicksburg and attended SFXA graduating in 1960.  She and her family resided in Houma, LA for 36 years.  

Pamela is survived by her sons, Wayne Allen Cook, Jr., Christopher Terrence McLain Cook and wife Rhonda, Mark Ashley Cook; grandchildren, Madeline Alana Edwards Cook, Jared Elijah Cook, Emersyn Mahoney Cook, Clare Mendel Cook, Kaci Annabel Cook, Reese Ashley Cook, Ryleigh Grace Cook; sisters, Colleen Mahoney Wells, Karen Mahoney Pope; brother, Kevin Anders Mahoney.

Pamela is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Allen Cook, Sr.; parents, Louis Frank Mahoney and Ann Salmon Mahoney; brothers, Michael Alexander Mahoney, Sr., John Ashley Mahoney, Terrence Anthony Mahoney.

Pam traveled extensively with her husband who worked for Shell Oil during which time they lived in Scotland, Cameroon, and Syria. Pam took great pride in her culinary skills serving beautiful meals for her family and friends. She loved her boys but oh how she loved her grandchildren. They affectionately called her Pammie.

Pam was an active parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church and participated in the Ellendale Rosary Group. Pam was a member of Habitat for Humanity and helped prepare meals for the Bunk House. For a time, Pam was a real estate agent for Patterson Real Estate. Pam also continued her education at Nichols State University and completed the LIMEX at Loyola University in New Orleans.  

Service will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. 

James "Jimmy" Cathey Dies

James (Jimmy) A. Cathey, Sr., passed away in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Jimmy was born in Vicksburg, Miss., on Dec. 5, 1940, to Mildred Cockrell Cathey and James Buck Cathey. Jimmy attended Gulf Coast Military Academy and graduated from St. Aloysius High School in 1958.

Jimmy enjoyed bowling and golfing, but baseball was the love of his life. He played in youth leagues through high school, becoming a county and state all-star player. As an adult, he played baseball and softball until he was in his forties.

He attended Auburn University and, in 1962, graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. In his business career, he represented industrial equipment companies until his retirement in 2006.

After his retirement, Jimmy moved to Arlington, working part-time with Enterprise Rent-a-Car and volunteering with Meals on Wheels. He also became a member of St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church.

Jimmy is survived by his wife, Mona Morgan Cathey; children Risa Cathey Weaver (David), James A. “Beau” Cathey, Jr. (Dee), Valeria Cathey Johnson (Bud), and Rhonda Reaves Green; sister Jo Anna Cathey Langford; grandchildren Erica Efferson, Brandon Ingram, Austin Weaver, Hunter Johnson (Lily), Ryan Green, Reese Green, Jacob Green, John Weaver (Kim), Christa Browning (Andrew), eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Jane Cathey Wilkerson and Judy Cathey Grayson.

A graveside service will be held in Vicksburg on Saturday, March 11, at Cedar Hill Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. A memorial service will be held in Arlington on Monday, March 13, at St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church.