Molly Anne McCarthy

Molly Anne McCarthy was born in Santa Ana, California on July 7, 1965 and passed away May 13, 2011 in Portland, Oregon at the age of 45. She was the younger of two children. Molly graduated from Del Norte High school in Crescent City, CA. There she was a member of the tennis team. She enjoyed riding her horses in Klamath where she lived with her parents Marilyn & Paul McCarthy. Molly graduated with a Bachelors of Science Administration from Sonoma State University. After graduating from college Molly worked as an assistant buyer for Macy’s in San Francisco & Monterey. From there she became a buyer for Liberty House in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her most recent position was with Fred Meyer where she was the buyer for girls ages 10-14 for the past 10 years. Molly loved her friends, family and cat “Howie”. She also loved to travel, doing so for her work and personal life.

Molly is survived by her mother Marilyn Feathers & husband, Jess, sister Shawn McPherson & husband Richard as well as numerous relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Paul McCarthy, grandparents L.C & Gladys Greenlee all of Klamath, CA.

A Memorial Service will be held at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church 650 A Ave. Lake Oswego, Oregon on May 20, 2011 at 11:30am with a reception to follow at the church. A special foundation has been established in Molly’s name. If you wish to donate, please send a check made payable to: Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute, along with the following donation letter:

“This donation to Dr. Shelly Shapiro on behalf of Molly McCarthy should be used to support Dr. Shapiro’s VA-approved research activities. I understand that any unused funds will be used to support the general VA research program.”

Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute

Attn: Kenneth Hickman, PhD – Executive Director

P.O. Box 25027

Los Angeles, CA 90025