Kathryn Kusske Floyd

Kathryn Kusske Floyd passed away from Central Nervous System Lymphoma (CNS) on July 19, 2024 at the age of 66. She battled this cancer during this past year at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. CNS is a rare cancer that attacks the brain stem. Kathryn passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

She is survived by her husband Chuck, daughters Julia and Anna, step-daughter Lori, step-son Charlie, grandsons Marshall and Jake, brothers David and Doug, and her dog Nala. Kathryn enjoyed yoga, tennis, biking, kayaking, boating, and walking on the beach. She also enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and Europe and loved exploring new restaurants wherever her travels took her. She was an advisor to family, friends, and colleagues on personal and business issues throughout her life.

Kathryn had a very successful legal career for over 30 years. She led a successful and impactful regulatory, environmental and infrastructure practice. She focused on solving complex problems for leading companies in the transportation, mining, and commercial space industries. She was skilled at advising clients with their overall strategy, along with developing the scope, schedule, and budget to ensure projects were successful. She was an expert with significant environmental and infrastructure projects that required coordination and consultation with federal and state governmental agencies.

Kathryn made a lasting and positive impact on her family, friends, clients, and legal colleagues. She will be missed by all that knew her, since she helped so many people with proper guidance over her lifetime. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Kathryn to the Hope Lodge in Jacksonville, FL. (https://raiseyourway.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1229).