Yes, she was a beauty. The "checkerboard face" is a Tortie thing not found on all.
She was the perfect cat for not-a-cat-person people. Didn't constantly want to be in your lap - didn't even like to be picked up. Just wanted to quietly hang with you and have the occasional scratch under the chin and ears. If you got up from your chair you had to be quick or she'd steal the warm seat...