Obituary
Katharine Ryerson Welles Piper passed away surrounded by family on December 1st, 2023, in Houston, Texas. She was 94 years old. Known to her friends as “Kay”, she was born on July 22nd, 1929 in Beijing, China. As a young girl, she lived in Shanghai on the campus of the Shanghai American School where her father, Henry Welles, was headmaster. In 1938, she and her family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut. There her father became …
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My deepest condolences to the family. I have many memories of dinners with Kay, Tony and Bill.
My deepest condolences to the family. I have many memories of dinners with Kay, Tony and Bill.
My deepest condolences to the family. I have many memories of di…
Thank you for this beautiful story of Kay. We send our love to everyone in the family.
Thank you for this beautiful story of Kay. We send our love to everyone in the family.
Thank you for this beautiful story of Kay. We send our love to e…
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