Kalo Wilcox Parmelee

Parmelee, Kalo Wilcox
March 25, 1929 - May 17, 2011

Kalo Wilcox Parmelee, 82, died peacefully on May 17. Kalo lived in Sarasota and Rockland, Maine. She was a beautiful woman with a sharp intellect and wit and was loved dearly by her many friends and family. Kalo was always ready for a get together full of laughter, conversation and fellowship.
Born Carol Wilcox in Horicon Wisconsin, She was nicknamed Kalo by her older sister. Her father, Russell Wilcox was Chairman of Horicon State Bank and her mother, Alice Wilcox was active in many civic causes. In 1941 the family moved to Milwaukee, where Kalo attended Milwaukee Downer School. Kalo graduated as President of the senior class from Smith College with a BA in literature in 1950 and remained an active and fiercely proud alumnus. After graduating she worked as a Sales Manager at Bloomingdales in NYC. She settled in Florida where she was the Fashion Editor of the Miami Herald. She married Mosby Gooding Cardozo in 1956 and had three children. After divorcing in 1963, Kalo raised her children, worked and earned a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Miami. She was an Associate Professor, was President of the Florida Psychological Association and maintained a private practice in Miami. In 1984 she married Edward T. Parmelee. They resided in Miami and Sarasota Florida. She was widowed in 2001.
Kalo is survived by her son, Russell Wilcox Cardozo of Columbia, Md. and her daughter, Cary Cardozo Paul of Boulder, Colo. She had great affection for her three stepchildren; Scott Parmelee, Ellen Emerson and Lynne Warns. She had three grandchildren; Jon Beyer, Kyle Cardozo and Kaitlin Cardozo. She is preceded in death by her son Alexsei Cardozo, her sister Patricia Wilcox and her husbands.
Contributions can be made in her memory to Smith College Alumni Fund or Tidewell Hospice of Sarasota. A service honoring her life will be held Monday, June 20 at 1 p.m. at The Glenridge. A service in Camden, Maine will be held in July. She will be interred in Horicon, Wis.