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Linda Carvel

El Paso - Linda Carvel, a committed educator and counselor, whose sense of humor and ethics guided her while serving students and their families for over thirty years, has died. She was 69.

Growing up in Oklahoma, Linda and her twin sister, Lynn, were, like their three older brothers, academically gifted—skipping grades on their way to an accelerated graduation from Northeast High School in Oklahoma City. Entering college at such a young age proved difficult for Linda. Her youth and inexperience prolonged her search for a calling. But her intellectual curiosity and work ethic helped her become a jack-of-all-trades (and master of many).

As a young, single mother raising her eldest children, Dustin and Phaedra, she worked as an accountant. When her youngest, Cody, entered elementary school, she returned to the University of Central Oklahoma to take a degree in education. Her career as a teacher and counselor was motivated by a love of literature and a desire to help younger generations navigate a world in which their complex needs are often overlooked, and where many schools do not adequately prepare them for success on their journeys into adulthood.

In the early 1990s her own journey brought her to El Paso, where she taught English and Humanities at Parkland and Guillen Middle Schools before moving on to Wiggs, Chapin, Sunset, and Irvin where she worked as a graduation coach, a term she preferred to 'at-risk coordinator.' She was dedicated to helping kids become strong, competent young adults. For some students, she was the first or only adult to stand up for them—often in the unfashionable position of siding with students over colleagues and employers.

Ms Carvel died on Sunday, April 7 in El Paso, Texas after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Randall, Dennis, and Ronnie. She is survived by her sister, Lynn, and her children, Dustin Holt of Oklahoma City, Phaedra Martin of Englewood New Jersey, and Cody Carvel of New York City. She leaves behind five grandchildren, Dakota and Sawyer Martin of New Jersey, Kazoo and Bowie Holt of Oklahoma City, and Jane Irma Velko of New York City.

On a draft of a recent CV she noted her interests and passions—"family, live to help others, love literature, writing, painting, love humanity and believe in treating all others the way I would like to be treated"—we would add that she was a master storyteller, a sharp comedienne, and always, always impeccably dressed. We will miss her.





Linda Carvel, una educadora y consejera comprometida, cuyo sentido del humor y la ética la guió mientras servía a los estudiantes y sus familias durante más de treinta años, murió. Tenía 69 años. Al crecer en Oklahoma, Linda y su hermana gemela, Lynn, eran, como sus tres hermanos mayores, dotados académicamente, saltando calificaciones en su camino hacia una graduación acelerada de Northeast High School en la ciudad de Oklahoma. Ingresar a la universidad a una edad tan temprana resultó difícil para Linda. Su juventud e inexperiencia prolongaron su búsqueda de una vocación. Sin embargo, su curiosidad intelectual y su ética de trabajo la ayudaron a convertirse en una estrella de todo tipo (y maestra de muchos). Como madre soltera y joven que estaba criando a sus hijos mayores, Dustin y Phaedra, trabajó como contadora. Cuando su hija menor, Cody, ingresó a la escuela primaria, regresó a la Universidad de Oklahoma Central para obtener un título en educación. Su carrera como maestra y consejera fue motivada por el amor a la literatura y el deseo de ayudar a las generaciones más jóvenes a navegar por un mundo en el que sus necesidades complejas a menudo se pasan por alto, y donde muchas escuelas no los preparan adecuadamente para el éxito en sus viajes a la edad adulta. A principios de la década de 1990, su propio viaje la llevó a El Paso, donde enseñó inglés y humanidades en las escuelas intermedias Parkland y Guillen antes de mudarse a Wiggs, Chapin, Sunset e Irvin, donde trabajó como instructora de graduación, un término que prefería "coordinadora de riesgo". Estaba dedicada a ayudar a los niños a convertirse en adultos jóvenes fuertes y competentes. Para algunos estudiantes, ella fue la primera o la única persona adulta que los defendió, a menudo en la posición poco moderna de ponerse del lado de los estudiantes sobre sus colegas y empleadores. La Sra. Carvel murió el domingo 7 de abril en El Paso, Texas, después de una breve enfermedad. Le precedieron en la muerte sus hermanos, Randall, Dennis y Ronnie. Le sobreviven su hermana Lynn y sus hijos, Dustin Holt de Oklahoma City, Phaedra Martin de Englewood New Jersey y Cody Carvel de New York City. Ella deja atrás a cinco nietos, Dakota y Sawyer Martin de Nueva Jersey, Kazoo y Bowie Holt de Oklahoma City, y Jane Irma Velko de Nueva York. En un borrador de un CV reciente, señaló sus intereses y pasiones: "familia, vive para ayudar a otros, ama la literatura, escribe, pinta, ama a la humanidad y cree en tratar a todos los demás como me gustaría que me trataran", agregaríamos que ella era una narradora magistral, una comediante aguda, y siempre, siempre impecablemente vestida. La vamos a extrañar.

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Published by El Paso Times on Apr. 21, 2019.

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Thomas Wigington

April 24, 2019

I am sorry for your loss. Always remember that God is loving and kind and He cares for you. 1Peter 5:6,7

Adriana Contreras

April 22, 2019

Beautiful Linda, I can't believe your with the lord. You were a great friend. You will be missed so much!

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

Avi Frilot

April 22, 2019

April 22, 2019

Linda filled the hearts of many of my students. They would go to her whenever they needed someone to hear them out, take them to a Dr.'s appointment, or help in general. She liked reading a lot, and I admired her for that. I'm hoping her family finds comfort in their hearts through this rough time. She will truly be missed

April 21, 2019

My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Linda. When somone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure that fills your heart with love and brings you joy. May you find comfort in Jesus' promise of the hope of everlasting life at John 6:40.

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