Caroline Heilweil

HEILWEIL, Caroline

Suzanne

Caroline Suzanne Heilweil passed away from multiple system atrophy on October 28, 2025, surrounded by family and friends. She had handled her neurodegenerative disease with the grace that she lived her life with. To her many friends, she also served as a model of calm and caring manner. Caroline was born in May 1946 in Woking, England. She had numerous homes because her father was a Royal Air Force officer. When she was 16 years old, her boarding school shut down, and that ended her formal education, but throughout her life, she was a constant learner and a voracious reader. After working in London, she was recruited to work at the World Bank in Washington, DC. She arrived in the United States at age 23. After she left the bank, she moved to Jamaica, where she ran a chain of three high-end clothing boutiques for Jeffrey and Anne Selznick. Then, after several years in Jamaica, she returned to the States and lived in South Florida. There she quickly established herself, managing luxury homes for people such as Joy and the author Morris West, who befriended her. She also worked at a clothing store, Van Zandt on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

Caroline met her husband, Marc Heilweil, at a party in Georgetown (D.C.) in July 1969. Although they were in love, she did not have her green card, and he was headed for three years of law school. Upon learning that she had returned to the States, he got on the first plane to Florida to see her. They married on May 3, 1981, and have resided in Atlanta their entire married life. Their life together was filled with joy and good times. The birth of their daughter, Jessica, in September 1983, being the most joyous of those moments. Caroline and Marc enjoyed hiking together both locally and through several national parks and parts of Europe. In Atlanta, Caroline was an administrative assistant to Norman Wolfe at the public relations firm of Cohn & Wolfe. For many years, she served as a volunteer docent at the High Museum. In addition to being a docent, she was elected as head of all the volunteer groups at the High Museum. Gigs included the Atlanta Home Show and working at the Apparel Mart shows. She was preceded in death by her father, Wing Commander John Cameron Cox; and her mother, Dina Cox. She is survived by her husband, Marc; daughter, Jessica; brother, John Anthony Cox (Kate); niece, Clare Wiggs (Robin); nephews, James Cox (Kate) and Joshua Heilweil (Athena); and their children. Marc and Jessica would also like to thank the talented and compassionate nurses, certified nurse assistants, and staff at Lenbrook, who cared so well for Caroline. Donations, in memory of Caroline, may be made to the Associates Education Fund or the Friends of the Arts at Lenbrook (3747 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30319). Arrangements by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.