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I'm not sure where to post this but I just heard the devastating news that Katherine Kellgren has passed away from a very aggressive cancer she had been battling awhile. She was the voice of Jackie Faber & Lady Georgianna 2 of my go to when I am feeling blue books so this is hitting me hard I can't imagine the Her Royal Spyness Series without her.

Here is her husbands statement and link
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I am very sad to let Katy Kellgren’s friends, colleagues and fans know that she passed away last night at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. She had been deep asleep, while still fighting, for more than two days, but it was time to go. Her mother, Alice Kjellgren, and I said goodbye and told her that we love her. She was visited by her pastor, Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. On her last day, I read poetry and played music and audio that she loved.

As you may or may not know, Katy had been battling a rare and aggressive cancer for nearly four years, and 2017 was particularly hard. The fall brought major setbacks and I will just say that Katy does not have to suffer anymore. Nevertheless, in the past year she was able to work, travel, enjoy art and be the greatest friend and partner a person could dream of having.

Whether you knew her personally, worked with her, or enjoyed her brilliant performances in audiobooks, Katy loved you all and felt your love. Her life was full of beauty and was beautiful. She stood for books, art, theater, poetry, and kindness. Her artistry delighted countless numbers of people. We will all miss her very badly, but we can hear her voice everywhere, at any time.

I am very sorry she is gone. Thanks for posting this, I will send good thoughts to her family.

How devastating for her family & definitely gone far too young.
My heart goes out to them.

Oh, thank yiu for posting this, but I am heartbroken. While I know her family bears the greatest loss and I have the deepest sympathies for them, I feel that I have also lost someone important to me. She has provided so much joy and entertainment with her narrations--Royal spyness, Kane Chronicles, Incorrigible Choldren of Ashton Place, Jackie faber, and many many more. Her name always makes my list of favorite narrators. I will treasure the books she has narrated and deeply mourn her loss.

So sorry to read this. She was a terrific narrator.

I'm very sad to read of this devastating news. Katherine will be missed.

So sorry to hear this.

So sorry to hear of this great loss. She will always remain one of my favorite narrators. Deepest sympathy to her family, she will be missed.

Thank you for posting. What horrendous news.

Thanks for posting this. So sorry to hear this news. She will be greatly missed by this community. My condolences to her family. Tragic.

Terrible news - thank you for letting us know, Miss Susie. She elevated Connie Willis's Blackout and All Clear from great books to superlative audiobooks ... at least we her fans have her voice forever. My heart goes out to her family - I hope they know how much she and her wonderful voice are loved.

Mandy some posts on her Facebook page say she started narrating at 17.

That is impressive, to be able at that age to be a good narrator.

I haven't listened to any of her with yet, but I'm always saddened to learn the world has lost another great creative person.

I've loved everything I've listened to by her! She reads many parts for young characters so it never dawned on me that she wouldn't be around a long time. I hope she and Frank Muller are having a good conversation in the next life.

She was a very talented narrator. This was sad news indeed.

Robin wrote: "I've loved everything I've listened to by her! She reads many parts for young characters so it never dawned on me that she wouldn't be around a long time. I hope she and Frank Muller are having a g..."

I hope Ralph Coshem is partying with them. What's the emogi for a smile tinged with sadness?

She was a wonderful narrator.I first heard her in Connie Willis books.She will be missed.

Not only was she a great narrator she was such a sweet person to her fans, in my years doing to the Armchair Audie’s she was always nominated in my categories and was so sweet to me when I would fan girl on social media, she was kind and supportive of this little blogger.

I received a note from Scott Brick on Facebook that Katy Kellgren had died. I spent some time trying to prove to myself that it wasn't the same Katherine Kellgren. It seems so wrong to lose her when she was so young, particularly when Jackie Faber could get out of any sort of situation. She will be sorely missed by me.

I learned yesterday of Katherine Kellgren's passing and was saddened - felt as if I had lost a close friend. I became acquainted with her audio talent through the Bloody Jack series. Jacky Faber et al. came alive for me through Katy Kellgren - she was a wonderfully talented woman who will be missed. My goal now is to listen to every book she narrated!