wish for Christmas obert Galster lews Reporter may ober z@nsnews.com MCHERYL Cathcart Mevants to come face-to- ace with the last sur- meviving remnant of her mepast. Bur she still needs a little grclp cto make the mecring pos- ible. Catrheart was adapted at irth by a German couple in katoon 39 years ago. The family moved to North ae vancouver shortly thereafter. m6 Unknown to Cathcart, she eft behind 2 fill-bloaded sister. But nearly 40 years would go by before she would find out about mem Gayle Rew, whose adopted fam- Saily moved te Hamilton. “We were adopted and she was put ina different home than me,” said the West 2nd resident. aleoholism in the family.” Later in lite the family’s demons would haunt her as well. Cathcart set out following the same road, but she was one of the lucky ones and managed the auto pilot set 3 ering alco- holic,” said Catheart. “Lm clean and sober for aver 10 yeai Her birth parents w P lucky and saw their vices exact the tultimate toll. Her mother was murdered by a boyfriend and her father died in prison. The tuming point for Cathcart came when, during a particularly rough period i in the *80s, a handful of friends and acquaintances died within a month of each other. “IT real 1 needed help because there were so many people around me dropping like flies,” said Cathcart. She got it and found the inner strenath to survive. Now, four decades into her struggle, all that’s keeping Catheart. and her sister apart is a physical distance gap which can be closed with cold cash. “[need help sting her here tor Christmas,” she said. When the reunion finally takes place — and she has no doubt it will — Catheart doubts she'll be able to keep her com- posure. “Po probably cry. I've already thought about ir,” she said, adding her firs. words will likely be t, “Llove vou. Long time 110 see, no hear. Pm really happy to see you.” Wednesday. “Décember 10, 1997 ='Nonth'Shore News '— ~s5° NEWS photo Terry Peiers CHERYL Cathcart of North Vancouver is hoping to be reunited with her long-lost sister, Gayle Rew of Hamilton. B Property rights cited in NVD tree talk ie Frove page A_ new bylaw reducing the § permit requirement to 40 cen- timetres was up for adoption last week, but because of pub- lic opposition council referred mM ic back to staff for possible amendments. Maloff, who’s lived in her home for 20 years, thinks the timing of her neighbors’ prun- ing ‘spree three days after the bylaw was postponed is more than a coincidence. And she worries there will be more tree MW carnage unless the bylaw is adopted soon. “Every tree is precious. They are saving us from our- Appraised value $1450 ~ Sale price *950 “ BOS DESIGNS. 922-3014 #2-2435 Marine Drive, .. 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