03/03/2024
It’s with great sorrow we announce the passing of GreySave’s Founder and President, Cathy Kiburtz. Cathy passed away peacefully at home just before Midnight on February 26th, 2024, surrounded by her family and, of course, her greyhounds. Cathy was the force behind GreySave, a non-profit she started in 2006.
GreySave’s vision is simple - “To find loving homes for former racing greyhounds”, and Cathy did that with passion and ease. The thousands of dogs she has been instrumental in bringing out of the Caliente racetrack and rehomed as family pets are a testament to her legacy.
Her presence within the organization will be deeply missed as well as by her loving family - Husband Alan, Sons Jeff (his wife Luciana & their children Olivia and Anika) & Ethan (his wife Kristen and their children Samantha and Miles), Siblings - Rebecca Buxton Latimer, Percival Buxton III and Laura Buxton, Aunt, Mabel Belmore, and of course her own pack of greyhounds in Utah. Most of us have no idea all that Cathy did for GreySave or her family, but we will soon find out as we adjust to not having her here for her knowledge and guidance.
Cathy's family and the Board of Directors is planning a Celebration of life that will be hosted in California - exact location and date TBD. If you would like to make a donation in memory of Cathy, please go to https://www.greysave.org/celebrate-a-life.html