Carolyn Mae Stein's Obituary
Carolyn Mae Stein, 64, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, after a brave battle with gastric cancer. She was born October 16, 1956, in Springfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Leonard and Vera (Weiner) Stein.
Carolyn graduated from Janesville-DeWitt High School, in Syracuse, New York, Class of 1974. She graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Paper Science Engineering from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse, New York.
She started her professional life, at International Paper, Hudson River Mill, Corinth, New York in 1978. Carolyn continued her long and successful career with International Paper, with moves to Androscoggin, Maine; Chicago, Illinois; Ukiah, California and finally moving to the Memphis headquarters in 2002 as a Project Manager, and retiring in 2009.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her father, Leonard. Surviving Carolyn, her mother, Vera, are brothers; Kenneth Stein, (Eileen Burns) of Sandy Hook, Connecticut; and Jeffery Stein of Phoenix, Arizona; nephews, Patrick Stein and Nathan Stein (Brittany Walden).
Carolyn’s greatest love was her friends, and she counted many. Her generosity of spirit attracted those who understood the compassion of a great friend, the intellect of a searcher and the soul of an adventurer.
A private service of remembrance will be held at a later date.
Those who wish to remember Carolyn in a special way, may make gifts in her memory: to the Mid-South Food Bank, 3865 S. Perkins Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38118. Tributes should be sent to the attention of; Sharon Ryan, 6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, 38197.
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