Personal Life
Jim Kaat's marriage to first wife, Julie and second wife, Linda ended in divorce. Jim Kaat's third wife, MaryAnn Kaat, died in July 2008 after 22 years of marriage. Jim Kaat created a memorial fund in her name to put lights on the baseball fields in his hometown of Zeeland, Michigan in her honor. Jim and MaryAnn have 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Kaat married fourth wife, Margie, in 2009.
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“The dialectic between change and continuity is a painful but deeply instructive one, in personal life as in the life of a people. To “see the light” too often has meant rejecting the treasures found in darkness.”
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