
She was the kindest person I've ever known and my best friend for 35 years. "Kate was the most beautiful woman in the world.

A day after her death, Andy Spade released a statement and expressed profound grief for his late wife, who was 55. Spade was found dead on Jin her Manhattan apartment. Most of all, I hope that people will remember Katy, the best friend that anyone could ever dream of having - the funny, intelligent, sweet, sophisticated, whimsical, gracious woman I knew." She said, "I hope that anyone reading this who needs help will know that loved ones are there for them, I pray that they will seek that help. I am constantly thinking of her family and think of her everyday," Arons wrote. "It's difficult to talk about a loved one who's taken their life, and hard not to be angry with my friend who has left me so heartbroken. They became best friends at the University of Kansas and that friendship carried them from the Midwest to New York, where they achieved their dreams of creating businesses together. Spade and Arons founded the company Frances Valentine together, which Brosnahan is now the face of. The businesswoman's close friend Elyce Arons wrote a first-person essay about Spade in People and reminisced on their past together and their years as friends. They said they will match all donations made between now through June 12. The company announced on Wednesday that they completed a $1 million pledge and the money would be donated to a number of mental health organizations, including The Jed Foundation, Fountain House and The Didi Hirsch Foundation.
