Carolyn-Austin-Obituary

Carolyn Street Austin

Bloomington, Indiana

1925 - 2024

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Austin, Carolyn Street10/14/1925 - 5/20/2024BloomingtonHer long song has ended. At 98, our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, friend, Carolyn Street Austin passed away peacefully Monday, May 20, 2024 among family in Bloomington, Indiana, following her husband, Henry Root Austin, and...

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I have fond memories of time spent with Carolyn. I enjoyed visiting her house which was cozy and interesting. Her Grand Piano, and her collection of many artifacts and the wonderful view overlooking Ann Arbor from her front yard come to mind. Carolyn, Vivian Wilson, Cathy St. Clair and I enjoyed many lunches together in the later years of her life here in Ann Arbor. They were good times, and good memories. Kathy Tuer

From the Ann Arbor Alumni chapter´s 100th Anniversary booklet (online at https://annarboralumni-mpe.org/home/celebrating-the-ann-arbor-alumni-chapters-100th-anniversary/) "Mu Phi Memories": Carolyn wrote: "When Henry and I returned to Ann Arbor in 1954, I met Jane McArtor Klose, and when she found I went to the UM music school and was a Mu Phi, nothing would do but I should join her and attend the next Mu Phi Alumnae meeting. The rest is history!" Carolyn, a lovely and loving person, served...

We loved Carolyn Austin! She and Henry were most influential in our lives . They mentored us in our early days in Ann Arbor and continued to support us for the many years since. In recent years we expressed our regret at having lost touch with Carolyn but didn´t know how to find her. She was the most loving and caring of persons and we will hold our memories of her close. We wish all the best for her family . Frank and Gail Beaver