Carolyn Ann Barritt's Obituary
Carolyn Ann Barritt, age 89 years and 353 days, passed away June 16, 2016 in La Jolla, California. She was born in Owenton, Kentucky on July 2, 1926. Carolyn’s parents were Dorothy and William H. (Cotton) Gladden. She attended the University of Arizona and graduated from San Diego County Hospital School of Nursing as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. She received special surgical training at Peralta Hospital in Oakland then joined Scripps Memorial Hospital as a surgical nurse in 1950.
In May 1986, Carolyn completed the Tumor Registrar Training Program at LA County-USC Comprehensive Cancer Center. She worked at Scripps Green Hospital for 3 years continuing as a volunteer in the Cancer Registry for 21 years.
She was married April 29, 1950 to William C. Barritt, M.D. They had four daughters and the family lived in Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Huntington Beach and La Jolla. Over time they owned 3 boats, 4 dogs and innumerable cars.
Carolyn is survived by her four daughters and their families: Sharon Barritt Reid of La Jolla, Diana Barritt of Livermore, Marian and John Abood of McLean, VA., and Karen and Craig Rolandelli of Livermore.
She was a loving grandmother to her four grandchildren: Jillian and Danielle and Stephen and Sean. Her first great-grandchild is in progress, due in December.
She will always be remembered for her vivacious enthusiam for life. She loved her bulldogs and her pug, Max. She was an inveterate player of all games and entertainments: Spider Solitaire, Boggle, Backgammon. She was one of the first housewives to embrace Julia Child and became a gourmet cook, although she never lost her love for creamed chipped beef. She never passed up an opportunity to go out to lunch and she never turned down a “glass of Chardonnay”, or any dish with melted cheese. With her husband Bill she raced their Cal-20 sailboat at their home in Huntington Harbour. Her house was constantly filled with music and although Bill was not a dancer, that never stopped Carolyn from hitting a dance floor. She was a tiny spitfire, a party waiting to happen and deserved her early nickname of “Skippy”.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Pug Rescue of San Diego County.
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