James J. Cathey Scholarship of Honor
James graduated from Reno High School in 1998. He joined the Marine Reserves at 17, and attended the University of Colorado to study history and anthropology. His wife Katherine was 4 months pregnant when James was killed in Iraq in August, 2005. Their son, Jimmy, was born on December 22, 2005. James also leaves a loving daughter, Casey, 12 years old. He was looking forward to getting back home to be with his wife and new baby.
Recipients
2011
Ray Obenauf will be participating in the ROTC at the University of Nevada with the hopes of making a career in the field of research and development
2010
Kyle Auld will be attending the United States Naval Academy this fall. He plans to serve our country as a Marine officer.
2009
Anastasia Gunawan is studying in Nursing and involved with the ROTC.
2008
Erin Etnyre is the 2008 recipient of the James J. Cathey Scholarship of Honor. Erin enrolled in a pre-med program and participates in junior ROTC.
2007
Anthony Julian F. Angeles is the first recipient of the James J. Cathey Scholarship of Honor.