Bromfield School graduate, social worker
Carol Tooker Troy of West Chester, Penn., died on Feb. 6, 2013. She was 91.
Carol was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Clinton, Mass. to the late Harold and Blanche Davis Tooker. She was a graduate of the Bromfield School, Syracuse University, and Smith College, where she obtained a master’s degree in social work.
Carol was a founding and active member of the Main Line Unitarian Church. She worked for 30 years at the Paoli Library before retiring at age 80. Carol was a fan of jazz and classical music, a talented seamstress, and an avid reader. In her later years, she became a world traveler, traveling throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, and Nepal.
Carol was the beloved wife of the late John P. Troy, who died in 1986. She was the mother of Cindy McKee of Annandale, N.J. and Mary Lou Troy of Rock Hall, Md.; sister of Albert Tooker of Ayer, Edith Louise Fuller of Leominster, and Elsie Campbell of Epson, N.H.; grandmother of Melissa Armstrong of Rocky Mount, N.C., and Emma Greenspan of Annandale, N.J.; and great-grandmother of Jack and Rylie. She had six step-grandchildren and 13 step-great-grandchildren.
A celebration of Carol’s life will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. at the Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 South Valley Forge Road, Devon, Penn., followed by a private internment. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to The Salvation Army West Chester, 701 North Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19123; The Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, Pa. 19301; or The Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 South Valley Forge Road, Devon, Pa. 19333. www.maugergivnish.com.
