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Obituary

Caitlin Cross-Barnet, a child and maternal health issues specialist at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Innovation Center in Woodlawn, ended her life March 4. The Reservoir Hill resident was 55.

Her husband, Michael Cross-Barnet, said his wife was being treated for depression.

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Max Oeschger, a microbiologist, and Nicole Spalding Oeschger, a biologist who later became a social worker. She later lived in Silver …

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Born

May 8th, 1969
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Graduated from college

1991
Oberlin College, West Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH
B.A., Sociology and Creative Writing
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Got married to Mike Cross-Barnet

March 23rd, 1991
New Orleans, LA

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Cause of death

Suicide

Method of disposition

Natural organic reduction

Final resting place

Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery and Arboretum

2406 Ridge Rd, Windsor Mill, MD 21244
Caitlin's lasting impact
Lasting impact

Caitlin donated organs

Lung, Skin, Liver and Kidneys
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