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Portrait of Carolyn A. Phelan
The sun does not ask permission to shine and neither did I.

Carolyn A. Phelan

May 7, 1946 – December 6, 2019
Lived 73 years
Romulus, MI
I can't hold you or give you the hug you crave, but but I'm always with you, especially when you need me the most.
Life story

Carolyn A. Phelan was born in Eutaw, AL on May 7, 1946 but raised in Detroit, MI.

Carolyn loved spending time with her family and taking family vacations.

She loved interior design, fashion, taking care of others, and making sure those around her had a good time and felt loved! She loved entertaining people at her home, having good music and food.

She always looked forward to hosting her family's Annual Fish Fry event, it symbolized taking time out your busy life to celebrate each other and a moment to love on family.

Carolyn leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 56yrs, with who she had 5 children but she opened her heart and home to raise her nieces and granddaughter. She also leaves behind siblings, 30 other grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and a host of family that miss her greatly.

She was our center, our joy, our safe place, our "home".

She was everything a woman, wife, and mother should be and more. 💜

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

1946
Born May 7
1947
Carolyn was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1955
Carolyn was 9 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1969
Carolyn was 23 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1971
Carolyn was 25 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Carolyn was 43 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Carolyn was 52 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2007
Carolyn was 61 when the first iPhone went on sale
2016
Carolyn was 70 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2019
Passed away December 6, age 73
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