The Arizona legend reportedly passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Jerome yesterday.
She was 98 years old and according to friends of hers, she was active right up until her death.
If you don't know of Katie, you really missed someone.
I met her and blogged about her a couple of times.
The first was here in a celebration of her 90th birthday.
The second time was here, only a few years ago when I had her sign a book for me that she had written.
She was a great lady with a stellar career and a strong attitude about the place in Northern Arizona called Lake Powell, coupled with a wont for salty language.
If she could have had her way, Glen Canyon Dam would have been blown up and the Colorado River allowed to run free as it once did.
Rest in peace, Katie.
