Their story is still being gathered — the important part is already here

WTF WIDOW ← About Marlon

A dad and his daughter

Marlon
& Katt

February 9, 2021

Officially—and always—his daughter

Already father and daughter.
The paperwork finally caught up.

While Marlon was in the hospital for a stem-cell transplant, Katt was in New York and the judge was elsewhere in Pittsburgh. Through a last-minute scramble and a Teams call, he officially adopted the daughter who had already been his since she was four.

“Although she always has been my daughter, she is now legally as well. Every now and then I do something right. Love you, Katt.”

Marlon and Katt together when Katt was young — Already her dadHe had been in her life since she was four.

Marlon and Katt together at a concert — The musicConcerts were something they shared—and these were their faces while doing it.

Katt and Marlon taking a selfie together at a concert — The two of themNot a formal portrait. Better: an ordinary good time together.

Marlon and Katt making faces together when Katt was young — Already familyLong before the paperwork, they were already family.

Marlon and Katt posing inside a Ben and Jerry's ice cream lid display — Shared prioritiesFather-daughter bonding, now with fudge brownies.

Katt's childhood school project naming Dad as the person she trusted most — The person she trusted mostHer dad. In every color available.

Young Katt holding Pikachu beside Marlon holding a cat at Christmas — Christmas prioritiesKatt got Pikachu. Marlon got the cat. Everybody won.

Restored school portrait of Marlon and young Katt together — Father and daughterBefore the paperwork. Never before the love.

A Father's Day card Katt made for Marlon as a child — Dad loves meCase closed.

Dead Dad Club

“Why did my dad get cremated instead of buried?
He always liked to think outside the box.”

More to come

The concerts. The jokes. The ordinary days.

This page will grow as Anne and Katt choose the photographs and stories that belong to the two of them.