Birth date: May 28, 1946 Death date: Dec 15, 2017
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Carol Manuel lit a candle in memory of Carolyn Lewis
Aunt Carolyn was such a special person. I can’t help but smile thinking of her. Now my eyes well up with tears thinking that we have lost her. She was funny, caring and so very kind. She took me to my first Broadway show. We saw The King and I with Yul Brenner...of course!! It was a great day, and I felt so grown up!
I remember her coming to our house in Floral Park on Christmas Eve after the other festivities. I thought she was the coolest thing that she rode her motorcycle and wore a leather jacket. Whenever we ate at the diner she would cut a circle out of the middle to put the syrup there. It made me smile.
But what I remember the most is how giving she was. She took care of people and didn’t think of herself. She also gave of herself to take care of Aunt Joan. I will never forget that. That is true loving and caring.
I love my mom and hurt for her loss. They had been through a lot together and stayed strong in their sisterhood. I’m thankful for Aunt Carolyn’s friend Sheila, who loved Aunt Carolyn dearly and helped her tremendously.
I love you Aunt Carolyn, you are missed.
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She persevered through so many difficult circumstances, in an understated (and, unfortunately, underappreciated) way. Her love of my family was always so evident, and we loved her back. I did not get to see as much of Aunt Carolyn as I would have liked in recent years, but I very much enjoyed talking to her when we were able to connect for lunch on Long Island. She always made me laugh.
I especially appreciated the relationship Aunt Carolyn had with her sister, my Mom. They endured so much together, yet were always there for each other...they were an exceptional example of sibling love and sacrifice. My heart aches that I will not see Aunt Carolyn again, yet my heart aches even more for my Mom, who so loved her sister and will forever have an empty space in her heart now that Aunt Carolyn is gone. You know someone is special when their absence leaves a hole that cannot be filled. RIP, Aunt Carolyn. I love and miss you. We all do.
Michael Kane
There are 2 people I often say are the nicest people I know. One was Aunt Carolyn... Whether I was listening to her describe a day with Aunt Joan or going out to breakfast with her and shooting the breeze, there was a love in Aunt Carolyn that there was in very few other people I know. Sometimes we talked for a long time (well she talked for a long time). When it was over she would say she loved me and the best part was... I know she meant it. I will miss her
Carolyn was just about the best part of my life. There will be an emptiness in my heart for the rest of mine. She was my sister, confident, adviser and best friend ever. We were exceptionally close due to circumstances beyond our control when we little girls, we depended on each other. Even though others tried, we sometimes felt that we were all we had. Our adult lives took very different paths, but we remained very close despite our vastly different lives. We grew closer during her last year and though I didn't see her as often as I wanted to, we drew even closer. I was so blessed to have a totally opposite sister who was of the exact mind as me. We laughed and we cried. We could spend hours on the phone and then not speak for a while but be on the same page. BUT - at time I needed her most to cry with me, she was not there for me. I still don't understand why she left me. I'm older (was) so logic says.........we'll, you know. I'll stop crying. And in time I won't think "I've gotta call Carolyn". I won't wonder how she's doing. But this I know. My heart will never heal completely. I will never stop missing her. But this is fact is sure. I will always love her. To the moon and back.
