Katherine Short, L.A. social worker and daughter of Martin Short, dies at 42

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Katherine Short, a Los Angeles social worker and the daughter of actor and comedian Martin Short, has died.She was 42.Her death was confirmed by her family.

“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” the family said in a statement.“The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time.

Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.” California A group of Rob Reiner’s closest friends released a statement remembering him as a ‘passionate, brave citizen’ who worked to make the world a better place.The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to her Hollywood Hills home on Monday at about 6 p.m.Paramedics pronounced her dead shortly after.

A law enforcement source told The Times that Katherine Short died by apparent suicide.Katherine Short, who obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and gender studies from NYU in 2006 and a master’s degree in social work from USC in 2010, operated a private practice and worked part-time at psychiatry-led outpatient clinic Amae Health, according to People.

She was also involved with the charity Bring Change 2 Mind, whose mission is to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness.She was the eldest of three children Martin Short adopted with his wife, actor Nancy Dolman, who died of ovarian cancer in 2010.

The couple met in the early 1970s while working on the Toronto production of the rock musical “Godspell.” They married in 1980.“I’ve been asked to write books over the years,” Martin Short told The Times in a 2014 interview at his Pacific Palisades home.

“I knew it had to be something more important that just anecdotes.After my wife died, I realized we all go through this and we wake up the next day whether we think the world should stop or not — it doesn’t.”That year, M...