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Cathy Costello for Hope

Cathy

Costello

TRANSFORMING TRAGEDY

INTO HOPE

INVITE CATHY TO SHARE HER STORY WITH YOU

Labor Commissioner Mark Costello and his family

On August 23rd, 2015, Cathy Costello’s life changed forever. Her oldest son, who for many years has battled with severe mental illness, had quit taking his medication. Meeting on a quiet summer evening with his parents at a local restaurant in Oklahoma City, Christian Costello experienced a delusional, psychotic break and inexplicably stabbed his father, Labor Commissioner Mark Costello to death. Mark died in Cathy’s arms.

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” –Plato

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