Catherine Ann Pierre

January 14, 1970 to October 27, 2023

Born and died in Baltimore, MD.

Our beautiful Catherine: a singularly wise, warm, funny, smart, kind, dedicated, cool, down to earth, wonderful, inspiring, calm, clear, loving, and brightly shining mother, wife, daughter, sister, cousin, friend, mentor, collaborator, and role model, who was a rock-solid, open-armed supporter of all she encountered who are good in the world. Tragically gone in a heartbreaking instant, she left behind a wide, ever-rippling wake of goodness and strength to wash over all who earned and held dear her profoundly deep love. Our beautiful Catherine was simply the best.

Her facts tell a story of a life lived with purpose and meaning gained through family life, friendships, and schooling that formed her character. Her ultimate position helping to lead the democracy institute of a world-class university was preceded by a series of Johns Hopkins leadership roles in which she was beloved and valued for all the aforementioned qualities. The stories abound of her sound judgment, jocular interludes, and open-door advice given with absolute discretion. She also made deep, loving, lifelong connections at the Walters Art Museum and Baltimore magazine, and as a board member of Arts for Learning and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, and over the course of her education: a masters from Indiana University, a bachelors from University of Maryland College Park (after a brief foray at St. John’s College in Annapolis), Mercy High School, and Cardinal Shehan School.

Her husband knew he’d never, ever want for direction in how to react in exactly the right way to absolutely anything that came up in our lives together, be it raising the kids or managing relationships or evading any potentially bad outcomes. Her daughters knew all along that they had a fierce defender who would always do everything in her power to keep them well in every sense, and who also simply sought their joy and laughter. As a couple, we worked hard to grow and nourish our uncommonly deep love because that would best help our daughters cut their own paths with grace and power to uphold love and goodness in the world. She left her family strong, resilient, and full of gratitude for the love we’ve built together.

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