Dr. Kit Carson Carter III

My heart is breaking. I only had Dr. Carter for one class at MUW during the summer between my sophomore & junior year, but it was so influential in my life. It was his famed Civil War class . . . and I fully credit him with my joyous conversion to all things Southern.

Because it was a summer course, we had class for several hours at a time, several times each week. I've never been so mesmerized in my whole life. I hung on his every word. Savored each detail. Absorbed the...

Kit, Cookie & their boys had a tremendous influence & impact on my life in a variety of ways when we were all in Columbus, Mississippi. Oddly enough I never had a history class either from Kit or from Cookie, despite being a W student when I first knew of them. That doesn't mean I didn't learn valuable lessons from them & that some of those weren't history! I was privileged to be in EFM with them, to direct Christopher in the community theatre musical OLIVER! & to share much of life during a...

You all are in our thoughts and prayers. Didn't see much of Kit in the last few years, but will still miss him. I have such fond memories of our growing up together besides being cousins. love carol ann