A former newspaper columnist, Leighton was far East County’s walking encyclopedia on history, having researched and written about it for decades.
If you asked Kathy Leighton almost anything about far East Contra Costa County history, she knew the answer — not just a date but a bevy of colorful details. The longtime historian, author and community leader, who worked tirelessly for decades to preserve the area’s history, died on Saturday following a long illness at her beloved Byron home.
Her family, however, remembers her early days before she set her sights on learning East Contra Costa County’s history. “Ever since we were little kids, she was involved in every community festival or arts festival,” Barrett Leighton said. Daughter-in-law Kelly Leighton remembers her mother-in-law’s huge holiday parties with hundreds of guests where “everyone was welcome.”Her mom loved to entertain and often hosted potlucks.
Eventually, Leighton amassed 30 binders – each four or five inches thick – with a different branch of the family tree. She then began writing columns about pioneer history for the Brentwood News, which became material for her first book, “Footprints in the Sand.”
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