Carolyn Rose Palermo left this world on Friday, October 15, 2004, at Arlington Memorial Hospital, Arlington, Texas.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 2, 1933 to Joseph R. Palermo, Sr. and Rose Minaldi Palermo. She grew up in Port Arthur and attended Bishop Byrne and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur College. She moved to Beaumont where she was employed at First Security National Bank, National Cash Register, and Pak-a-Sak. The last twenty years, she was office manager and bookkeeper for A-J's Liquor Stores. She retired in February of this year after the store closed.
She was well known in the community through both her work and her church. She was known for her beautiful basket creations at A-J's, which were made and shipped all over the world to many long-time customers, and well known people. She also had a great knowledge of wines from her travels to the wine regions of California, Spain, Italy, France, and Germany.
She was involved in many community activities, such as American Cancer Society, PTA, Little League, and helped to sponsor many fund raisers for charity. She had a passion for going on religious pilgrimages. She was a loving Mother to her three children.
Preceded in death by her parents, she is survived by her daughters, Tami Palermo Morris and husband, Ed and Jo Carol Palermo, all of Dallas; her son, Joseph Michael Palermo and wife, Bryanne of Beaumont; her beloved granddaughters, Sarah Rose and Isabella Grace Morris of Dallas; her sisters, Mary Ann Fiorenza of Beaumont and Frances Walker of Sulphur, Louisiana; her brothers Myron, Tony, and Joe Palermo, Jr. all of Sulphur, Louisiana; and her many nieces and nephews. She was Meme Rose to her grandchildren and Nannie to her nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 A.M. Monday, October 18, 2004 at St. Anne Catholic Church, followed by Committal at Broussard's Crematorium, under the direction of Broussard's, 2000 McFaddin. A Rosary will be recited 7:00 P.M.Sunday, October 17, 2004 at the mortuary. The celebrant will be Reverend Eddie Richard, Carolyn's nephew.
Serving as pallbearers will be Ben Hicks, Kelly Donaldson, Patrick McGinnis, Chris Walker, Rocky Palermo, Dr. James King, John Paul Broussard, and Donald Mazzu.
Carolyn fought a long and valiant battle with cancer. Now she is at peace. She will be missed by all who knew her and loved her, but the legacy she leaves behind will live on forever.
Memorials may be sent to St, Anne Catholic, P.O. Box 3429, Beaumont, Texas 77704 or to the American Cancer Society, 755 S. 11th St., Beaumont, Texas 77701.
