Lisa Carraway Ruehle

1966 - 2024

Lisa Carraway Ruehle

July 9, 1966 - October 25, 2024

Charlotte, North Carolina - Lisa Carraway Ruehle went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 25, 2024 after a 6+ year battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Greenville, NC on July 9, 1966.

She grew up in Greenville with her step-great grandmother, Louise Fornes, who loved her like her own daughter and graduated High School at J.H. Rose. In her youth she attended Greenville First Pentecostal Holiness church where she was also raised by several church moms. Her love for Jesus was expressed in music all throughout her life. She played the flute, sang in the youth choir, the Emmanual College singers and the Brooklyn Tabernacle and Central Church choirs. She also shared her love of Christ through music by directing several kid's musicals at church. Her love for family and friends was expressed through baking lots of sweet treats, finding that special gift and coordinating events and get-togethers. She loved her family & church family, traveling, decorating, going to the beach and the many fur babies she had over the years.

Her primary career began in human resources at US Airways Express focused on the relatively new DOT rules and regulations of drug and alcohol testing. She then became a founding employee of JetBlue Airways setting up their drug and alcohol testing program and managing it for over 10 years. Her compliance and administrative skills made the JetBlue program a model that the FAA referred to other airlines. As a result, she went on to work with Interactive Medical as their Director of Compliance, became a board member of the Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry's (DATIA) board and eventually created her own consulting business and traveled the country assisting DOT regulated companies in Drug & Alcohol testing compliance.

Lisa is survived by her husband, Dirck of 34 years, two daughters Haley Jamison (Travis) and Hannah Ruehle, granddaughter Norah Jamison, brother Josh Carraway and nephew Chase Carraway. She was preceded in death by her mother Evelyn Louise Reuss and father Benny Ward Carraway.

Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 8th at Central Church, 5301 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270.

Gifts can be given in memorial to Central Church, www.centralnc.org, or the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org.