Ian Coleman Carroll

Ian Coleman Carroll, 42, of Penndel, Pennsylvania

Ian Coleman Carroll was born May 17, 1982 in Media, Pennsylvania. He has been the apple of his loving family's eye every moment thereafter, leading up to his sudden and untimely passing on May 4, 2024. His love, personality, presence, and vibrant soul will be unimaginably missed.

From the time that Ian was in diapers he loved the art that went into the creation of cartoons and comic books. As a young child he collected the action figures Skeletor from the Heman series, The Thing from the Marvel series, and everything else in between. As he grew up, he focused more on the artwork of the universes within comics, collecting cards, books, and other memorabilia. He then began to emulate the art of the comic universes within his own work, where his amazing talent for illustration shined, specifically his interpretations of Marvel's "Ghost Rider." He ultimately amassed an unmatched artistic talent coupled with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things comics.

Ian also had an early love for music, just as so many members of his family did before him. He began to channel this love into his instrument of choice, the electric guitar, studying guitarists Eddie Van Halen, Slash of Guns N' Roses, Dimebag Darrell of Pantera, and Wes Hauch of Alluvial. During his early adult years he performed as a guitarist in the Marcus Hook-based band, Scarred for Life, that played many events including being featured on WYSP "Loud and Local."

Born in Media, raised in Trainer, residing in Penndel, and moved by the rolling hills and majestic beauty of Mansfield in the Tioga River Valley, Ian was a true son of Philadelphia. He was a devoted fan of the Flyers, the Phillies, the Eagles, and the Sixers, rivaled only by his passionate love affair with Delassandro's cheesesteaks.

Where Ian is from, family is more than blood, it's a bond. Above all else, Ian was devoted to and beloved by the family that he was born into and built over the years. He shared a precious and unbreakable bond with his beloved mother Beverly Jean Wilson, and was cherished and adored by his aunts and uncles who all loved Ian like a son. He was so proud of each of his sons Zachary David Schmitt, Asher August Carroll, and Tyler Fouch, whom he also loved like a son. Ian, his little brother Kevin Micheal Carroll, and big brother Edward Coleman Carroll III had so much in common, and they both meant the world to him. He was endlessly adored by his big sister Shannon (Carroll) Lin, and by every one of his friends.

Ian leaves behind so many memories of laughter and love. His spirit echoes in the hearts and souls of his mother, siblings, children, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and dear friends.