In loving memory of Caitlyn Marie Kaufman who would be 31 years “young” today, May 12, 2025.

Happy Birthday, Sis!! WE SURE DO MISS YOU!!! I was sure to add the “young” at the end because I could hear you whispering in my ear...“Mom, don’t say old...I’m already over 30...I need to keep it young from this point on.”

Although we will continue to celebrate your birthday, Caitlyn, it’s certainly not the same without you physically being here. How you loved being the center of attention and letting me spend lotsa money on your for your gifts...hahaha...believe me...I don’t regret spending one penny or hundred or seriously let’s be honest, thousands of dollars on you (hahaha-not for your birthday of course), you, YOUNG LADY were priceless, breathtaking, and unforgettable. You were a vision of beauty, that left an impression on all who met you.

Just know as we celebrate your BIRTHday here on earth, I know you are surrounded in Heaven by all your grandparents celebrating YOU in true heavenly fashion with “Our Father” right beside you.

YOU, are missed every day, Caitlyn but on your birthday, that’s a day, that’s just a bit tougher to get through. It takes me and your dad back to the day you were born and made us both parents. A day that truly changed our lives forever. A day that taught us what loving a small human was all about. The love a parent has for their child is like no other kind of love. It’s a fierce kind of love, a love that’s nothing to mess with...regardless, if that child is here on earth or in Heaven. You will continue to live on through us and we’ll never let your memory fade away, I promise!

Happy 31st birthday, Caitlyn (Sis, Mitz)

Forever loved and forever missed,

Mom, Dad, Tyler, Alysa, Gray, (your new nephew-you would be SO IN LOVE HIM and HIM IN YOU)

Mav, Mia, and Zeus