Wife, mother, friend, dog-lover, historian, teacher, shopkeeper, advocate and conservationist and volunteer par excellence. Her personal qualities, which endeared her to us, were just as evident in her dying as in her living. Carol's gracious manner, her all-embracing love of family and friends, not least her furry friends, her deep and abiding faith, and her attention to planning and organizational matters all came together to help us in recent weeks. All of this was true to form for Carolyn Holder Hunley.
From her roots in Portsmouth, Virginia, Carol developed a rich sense of tradition, a passion for historical preservation, and a warm and welcoming Southern hospitality. From her formative years growing up in the Great Depression and from a touch of Scottish ancestry, she lived and breathed a frugality and an instinctive aversion to waste; Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. From her love of animals, wild and otherwise, she derived a passion for animal welfare and the conservation of open spaces and wilderness regions. Her life was teeming with interests, causes, and activities. And she never slowed down.
Fresh out of Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg, she had come to D. C. to take a course at George Washington University where she met Bill Hunley. On fine days in the park, she would type his academic paper, the first of many collaborations to follow. You see how gracious? They married in 1950, lived short term in a variety of places during Bill's Navy years before settling in Alexandria and in Waterford, Va. In the course of those years, they welcomed and raised their daughters, Louise and Margaret.
Carol pursued her interest with historical preservation through Alexandria Docents, the Lyceum, Apothecary Museum, and the Alexandria Seaport Foundation among others. She worked creatively connecting the Animal Welfare League with local schools and volunteered with hospitals from her teens into her 70s. She always brought to her interests that same gracious manner, a touch of class, and a personal interest that made us feel like we were the most important thing around. That's a great gift to bring anyone, and a great gift to receive. For that and a lot of other gifts she gave, we will miss her.
From the leaflet distributed at her memorial service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va.
From her roots in Portsmouth, Virginia, Carol developed a rich sense of tradition, a passion for historical preservation, and a warm and welcoming Southern hospitality. From her formative years growing up in the Great Depression and from a touch of Scottish ancestry, she lived and breathed a frugality and an instinctive aversion to waste; Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. From her love of animals, wild and otherwise, she derived a passion for animal welfare and the conservation of open spaces and wilderness regions. Her life was teeming with interests, causes, and activities. And she never slowed down.
Fresh out of Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg, she had come to D. C. to take a course at George Washington University where she met Bill Hunley. On fine days in the park, she would type his academic paper, the first of many collaborations to follow. You see how gracious? They married in 1950, lived short term in a variety of places during Bill's Navy years before settling in Alexandria and in Waterford, Va. In the course of those years, they welcomed and raised their daughters, Louise and Margaret.
Carol pursued her interest with historical preservation through Alexandria Docents, the Lyceum, Apothecary Museum, and the Alexandria Seaport Foundation among others. She worked creatively connecting the Animal Welfare League with local schools and volunteered with hospitals from her teens into her 70s. She always brought to her interests that same gracious manner, a touch of class, and a personal interest that made us feel like we were the most important thing around. That's a great gift to bring anyone, and a great gift to receive. For that and a lot of other gifts she gave, we will miss her.
From the leaflet distributed at her memorial service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va.
Wife, mother, friend, dog-lover, historian, teacher, shopkeeper, advocate and conservationist and volunteer par excellence. Her personal qualities, which endeared her to us, were just as evident in her dying as in her living. Carol's gracious manner, her all-embracing love of family and friends, not least her furry friends, her deep and abiding faith, and her attention to planning and organizational matters all came together to help us in recent weeks. All of this was true to form for Carolyn Holder Hunley.
From her roots in Portsmouth, Virginia, Carol developed a rich sense of tradition, a passion for historical preservation, and a warm and welcoming Southern hospitality. From her formative years growing up in the Great Depression and from a touch of Scottish ancestry, she lived and breathed a frugality and an instinctive aversion to waste; Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. From her love of animals, wild and otherwise, she derived a passion for animal welfare and the conservation of open spaces and wilderness regions. Her life was teeming with interests, causes, and activities. And she never slowed down.
Fresh out of Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg, she had come to D. C. to take a course at George Washington University where she met Bill Hunley. On fine days in the park, she would type his academic paper, the first of many collaborations to follow. You see how gracious? They married in 1950, lived short term in a variety of places during Bill's Navy years before settling in Alexandria and in Waterford, Va. In the course of those years, they welcomed and raised their daughters, Louise and Margaret.
Carol pursued her interest with historical preservation through Alexandria Docents, the Lyceum, Apothecary Museum, and the Alexandria Seaport Foundation among others. She worked creatively connecting the Animal Welfare League with local schools and volunteered with hospitals from her teens into her 70s. She always brought to her interests that same gracious manner, a touch of class, and a personal interest that made us feel like we were the most important thing around. That's a great gift to bring anyone, and a great gift to receive. For that and a lot of other gifts she gave, we will miss her.
From the leaflet distributed at her memorial service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va.
From her roots in Portsmouth, Virginia, Carol developed a rich sense of tradition, a passion for historical preservation, and a warm and welcoming Southern hospitality. From her formative years growing up in the Great Depression and from a touch of Scottish ancestry, she lived and breathed a frugality and an instinctive aversion to waste; Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. From her love of animals, wild and otherwise, she derived a passion for animal welfare and the conservation of open spaces and wilderness regions. Her life was teeming with interests, causes, and activities. And she never slowed down.
Fresh out of Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg, she had come to D. C. to take a course at George Washington University where she met Bill Hunley. On fine days in the park, she would type his academic paper, the first of many collaborations to follow. You see how gracious? They married in 1950, lived short term in a variety of places during Bill's Navy years before settling in Alexandria and in Waterford, Va. In the course of those years, they welcomed and raised their daughters, Louise and Margaret.
Carol pursued her interest with historical preservation through Alexandria Docents, the Lyceum, Apothecary Museum, and the Alexandria Seaport Foundation among others. She worked creatively connecting the Animal Welfare League with local schools and volunteered with hospitals from her teens into her 70s. She always brought to her interests that same gracious manner, a touch of class, and a personal interest that made us feel like we were the most important thing around. That's a great gift to bring anyone, and a great gift to receive. For that and a lot of other gifts she gave, we will miss her.
From the leaflet distributed at her memorial service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va.
