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 Katherine O’Brien, who served as editor-in-chief of American Printer from 1997 to 2011 (a trade magazine founded in 1883 as Inland Printer), passed away Saturday, June 19, eventually succumbing to a 12-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.

Those who knew Katherine — or KOB, as she liked to sign off as her unofficial signature — remember her for her sharp wit and humor, combined with top-notch writing and interviewing skills.

Diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer in 2009, through sheer determination and grit Katherine worked full-time for another five years before opting to pursue the next chapter of her life. She far-outlived the median survival rate of three years for a devastating disease that takes 40,000 lives per year.

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SOURCE Printing World