Carol Caldwell Zimmerman
Carol Caldwell Zimmerman
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Carol was born December 30, 1945, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Lois Parish Caldwell and the late Charles Caldwell. Carol spent her earliest years in Fort Worth before her family moved to Hurst, Texas. She was a member of the 1964 graduating class of L.D. Bell High School and later studied at North Texas State University and the University of Texas at Arlington.
In 1965, Carol married Gene Zimmerman; they had two children, Steven and Amy. Carol and Gene spent their entire lives together in the mid-cities, always surrounded by friends and family.
Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Gene; her parents; her stepfather, J. Robert Duppstadt; and her youngest sister, Debi Keay Duppstadt. She is survived by her children, Steven and Amy; their spouses, Ellen Zimmerman and Gary Rork; her brother, Robert Duppstadt; her sister, Gayle York; and her grandchildren, Jack Rork, Sam Rork, Greta Zimmerman, and Lena Zimmerman.
The family has requested that remembrances be made through contributions to the Alzheimer's Association.
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Sharon and Mike Albert
October 31, 2024
Steven, Amy and families - there really are no words to describe the friendship we shared with your mom and dad. From the day we moved in across the street from them to the day they passed, we were a part of your lives. We treasure those years and thank God for the memories. Sending our love, Sharon and Mike
Nancy McNabney
October 21, 2024
We moved from Indiana in 1979 and Carol became one of my best friends We started a dinner club that she named Grub Club and today we continue it. She was a wonderful friend and I will miss her forever
Ronnie and Pam Banner
October 20, 2024
I am now an old man and it is hard to imagine a future without Gene and Carol being in it. They were such a large part of our lives. Gene and I go way back, attending Bell High school together in ancient times. It was Gene who took me out to Willow Springs the first time I ever tried to play golf. Most importantly, Pam and I were in the same dinner club with Carol and Gene for over forty years. For a good part of that time we dined together every Wednesday night. So many memories, so many good times - the dress up parties, family Christmases at the old house on Pleasantview as Amy and Stephen were growing up; the trips to Possum Kingdom, the journeys to Arizona, San Antonio; so many golf outings, birthday celebrations, holiday togetherness. They are both greatly missed but have left us a fabulous legacy in Steven, Amy and their wonderful families.
I know it is Carol´s memorial but it is hard to talk about them apart as they were inseparable in life. Hardly a day goes by that I do not think of Gene and Carol and so many other dear friends who have now departed to that country in which no one returns.
Condolences to all who knew them and especially to Steven, Amy, their families; fellow members of our decades long "Grub Club" and to my good friend Granville, Gene´s brother.
Homer
"As is the generation of leaves, so is that of humanity. / The wind scatters the leaves on the ground, but the forest burgeons with leaves again in the season of spring returning. / So one generation of men will grow while another dies.
The Iliad (c. 7th century BC)
Love,
RB and Pam
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Bill Quinn
October 16, 2024
I first met Carol in the Spring of 1979 when she came to NY to interview for a position at American Airlines. Talk about a duck out of water- Carol with her Texas drawl navigating New York City.
Her bubbly personality led me to hire her on the spot. We worked together for 20+ years and it was a fabulous colleague and friend.
Bill Quinn
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Beverly Williamson
October 16, 2024
Carol and her family have been in my life since cute little Amy was 2 years old. Before I had children. She and Gene shared in all my family´s events, birthday, weddings, lake trips etc. she leaves a void in my life and many others. Hope she is dancing with the love of her life!
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