Virginia Carhartt

Virginia Whipple Carhartt died peacefully Nov. 23, 2015 at her Boulder home, following six months of compassionate and graceful hospice care. She was 93. A memorial service in celebration of Jinny's life will be held on, Thursday, December 10, 2015 at St. John Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine Street, Boulder, CO, at 1:00 P.M. Military honors will be presented by the United States Army. A reception will follow the service at the church. Despite living with dementia, Jinny retained her vibrant, ecumenical- and peace-based Christian faith and action, through love and outreach to the poor, marginalized and friendless people of the world. God is good! She is survived by her husband of 69 years and closest follower, Forrest Andy Carhartt; two daughters, Mary Carhartt and her husband David Broberg of Broomfield, and Deborah Lang and her husband Peter Lang of Pearl City, Hawaii; and two sons, Andrew Carhartt and his spouse Ken Bordman of Patzcuaro, Mexico, and Paul Wesley Carhartt and his wife Cindy of Gig Harbor, Wash. Jinny was preceded in death by a son, John Forrest, two infant daughters, Priscilla and Susan, three older sisters, and her parents, John B. and Minnie Ferguson Whipple. She received compassionate care from many former and present neighbors, including the Steinigers, Sheas, Boardmans and Leanne Davis. Hospice TRU Community Care, St. John's Episcopal Church, Atonement Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church of the Apostles and the Military Officers of America Association also provided care and compassion. The family is deeply grateful to Jinny and Andy's beloved physician, Dr. Pierre Brunschwig and all the staff at Helios Integrated Medicine. Jinny, a native of Bridgeport, Conn., faced adversity during the Great Depression and later was a living testimony to Andy's West Point wrestling coach, who taught, "There ain't no 'holt' (hold) that can't be broke!" She was a veteran of World War II, having volunteered with the U.S. Army WAC service. She served as a physical therapist at Halloran Army Hospital in Staten Island, N.Y. and rose to the rank of Technical Sergeant. While in the Army, she met Andy, also a World War II veteran, and they married on Oct. 12, 1946. Jinny's musical talents in voice and piano, and her remarkable memory of classical, religious and secular piano pieces, delighted many. Always joyful and positive, her many close friends included people from across every socio-economic, racial, ethnic and religious persuasions. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.