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Former Alphastates Singer Cat Dowling Dies at 54

8/10/2026

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Catherine “Cat” Dowling died aged 54 on August 7, 2026 at St Francis Hospice, with the cause not disclosed.
She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2017.
Her funeral will be held at 1 pm on August 12, 2026 at The Sacred Heart Church in Ferrybank.
Dowling, former Alphastates frontwoman, released solo albums The Believer (2013) and Animals (2021) and left children Rachel, Ódhran and Juliette.

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Historical Context

Congress enacted the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Act in 1997, and on July 29 1998 First Lady Hillary Clinton unveiled the new stamp championed by Senator Dianne Feinstein, directing surplus postage to NIH and the Department of Defense. The program has raised over $70 million, funding early-detection research that benefited artists like Catherine “Cat” Dowling before her 2026 death.

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Story summary

Catherine “Cat” Dowling died aged 54 on August 7, 2026 at St Francis Hospice, with the cause not disclosed.
She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2017.
Her funeral will be held at 1 pm on August 12, 2026 at The Sacred Heart Church in Ferrybank.
Dowling, former Alphastates frontwoman, released solo albums The Believer (2013) and Animals (2021) and left children Rachel, Ódhran and Juliette.

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