Carolyn Crain age 87 of Tacoma, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2024. She was born on May 14, 1937, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduated from high school in Nyack, New York, and went on to earn a BA from her parents' alma mater, Colby College in Maine. Later she earned a MSW from the University of Washington and worked for many years as an adoption case manager and counselor.
In 1959 she married Warren Crain. Together they raised four children and enjoyed much that the outdoors had to offer in Alaska and later the Seattle Tacoma area: boating, camping, hiking, and skiing. Carolyn loved young children and led informal preschool and kindergarten groups, then savored time with her own grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was a lifetime reader and writer and singer. In recent years she was part of a writing group that encouraged her to publish a book of family stories. She was a fixture in the choir at Bethany Presbyterian Church, which served as her spiritual home and loving community for many years. She enjoyed travel with friends, especially tours to Greece and Egypt. In high school she taught herself to knit by making argyle socks for a boyfriend. The boyfriend didn't last, but knitting became a lifelong pleasure. Her multicolored socks were favorites among friends and family. Her Mother's interest in antiques rubbed off on her, leading to her running a small antique business for several years. Another inheritance was her father's love of gardening. She even moved raspberry bushes and roses from one house to another.
She is survived by ex-husband Warren Crain, sister Barbara (Rick) Foster, daughters Loree Crain and Karen (Angela) Crain-Abell, sons Jeff (Susan) Crain, and Tim (Nancy) Crain, niece Pamela Foster Felt and nephew Nathan Foster, seven grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held when the family can all gather in the fall.
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