It is with great sadness that the family of Carol Phillips Green shares the news of her passing on August 2nd at age 91. She was so very peaceful and calm as her spirit gently took flight. Two hummingbirds hovered just outside her window. She was a longtime Truro Wash-Ashore.
Carol first fell in love with Truro in the early 1980’s and by 1989 had completed the design and construction of a beautiful home high on the ridge overlooking the Pamet marshland and Corn Hill. She dreamed of creating a place where her family and friends could joyfully gather, and was successful beyond her wildest imagining. Her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and extended family, along with an ever-widening network of wonderful friends… all were warmly embraced by her welcoming nature and wonderful good humor.
Carol’s great intellectual curiosity and boundless compassion inevitably led her to participation and then leadership roles in a number of local cultural, humanitarian and environmental caus-es. Over the years, she actively served on the boards of Castle Hill/Truro Center for the Arts, The Truro Conservation Trust, The Truro Council on Aging, The Center for Coastal Studies, and the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Her determination and support were pivotal in creating WHAT’s beautiful 210-seat theatre which opened in 2007.
Of all the wonderful surprises and gifts that Truro showered upon Carol, perhaps the greatest was discovering true love at the age of 69 when Ed Friedman first came to her as a gentleman caller. They married in 1999 in Wellfleet and had a joyous and romantic union until Ed’s pass-ing in 2008.
Carol was predeceased by her parents Madelyn and Seymour Phillips, and her adored brother Lawrence Phillips. Anyone who knew Carol could not help but be influenced by her great kind-ness, generosity and compassionate spirit. She will be dearly missed by daughter Cathy and spouse James Starr, son Douglas and spouse Heidi Howard, and daughter Janet, as well her grandchildren Michelle and spouse Matt, Tory and spouse Joe, Kristine, and Matthew and his partner Mary. Carol joyfully welcomed two great-grandchildren, Theo and Tessa Poppy. She is also beloved by Ed’s children Michael, Daniel, MaryEl and their families.
A celebration of the great gift of Carol’s life will be held at 2pm on Sunday, September 19th at WHAT. If you would like to share stories or remembrances, please send them to the family at [email protected].
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, 2357 Old Rte. 6 Rd, Wellfleet, MA 02667, The Center for Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Ave, Provincetown, MA 02657 or other Cape organizations.