Carolyn Ekdahl Wylie

WYLIE, CAROLYN EKDAHL Age 66, of Riverside, CA., passed away November 13, 2004 due to an aneurysm. Carolyn was born in Moline, Illinois. Carolyn worked as an Executive Director at the First Five Riverside (Riverside County Children & Families Commission) for 4 years. She was affiliated with California Child Development Coalition; Riverside County Child Care Consortium; California Child Development Administrators Assn. (past president); Child Care Resource & Referral Network; Senate Select Committee for Children and Youth Education Task Force; Riverside County Parenting Task Force; Riverside County Representative to Governor's Child Development Policy Advisory Committee; Riverside County Child Abuse Council; Mayor's Youth Advisory Council; board member of Youth Service Center and Riverside Arts Council. Carolyn served in Peace Corps as an elementary teacher in Philippines, 1961-63; initial member of Cardozo Teaching Project, Washington, D.C., 1963-65; teacher in Fresno, Calif public school and Fresno State University, 1966-72; Director of UCR Children Center, 1973-77; supervisor, administrator, director, assistant superintendent of schools, Riverside County Office of Education, 1977-97; assistant to Riverside Mayor Ronald Loveridge, 1998-2000. She was a graduate of Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill. and earned an MA in teaching from Howard University, Washington, D.C. Carolyn is survived by her husband, Deane Wylie, Riverside; Son, Adam Wylie, Riverside; Daughter, Victoria West, San Antonio, Texas; Grandson, Matthew Cameron West, San Antonio, Texas; Sister, Marilyn Ekdahl Ravicz, Palm Springs, Calif. Memorial Service Saturday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m., All Saints' Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Dr., Riverside. Private inurnment at Sunset Mausoleum, Kensington, Calif. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Youth Service Center, 4164 Brockton Ave., Riverside, CA., 92501 or Children Center of RVSD, 5770 Arlington Ave., Riverside, CA. 92501. MT. VIEW MORTUARY 909-882-2943