Mrs. Carol White Luckhardt, “Kay”, of Severna Park, MD passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the age of 73.
Kay was born to parents William and Harriette White in July 1942 in Parkersburg, WV. She grew up as the youngest of four and attended Parkersburg High School and received a BFA degree in speech and hearing therapy from Ohio University. Kay used this degree to become a speech and hearing therapist in Michigan before moving to Anne Arundel County, Maryland to become a social worker and a teacher.
Shortly after moving to Maryland, Kay met and then married her beloved husband, Carl C. Luckhardt, Jr. in May of 1967. Kay and Carl adopted two baby girls between 1977 and 1978 and Kay became a doting mother and homemaker. While her children grew, Kay participated in all aspects of her daughters’ growth. While her girls were in school, Kay was active member of the PTA and often volunteered; while in church, from baptism to confirmation and beyond, Kay was a bible school teacher; when in Girl Scouts, Kay was a Girl Scout Leader. Kay and Carl were also avid sports parents who rarely missed a practice, game, match or competition. As an adoring grandmother, Kay would still make it to as many t-ball games, football games, soccer matches and recitals as her physical disabilities would allow. As she grew older, Kay carried her love of sports into the professional arena and was never far from the stadium, television or radio when the Ravens or Orioles played. She was known to cheer and jeer with the best of them. Additionally, and especially in the later years of her life, Kay found endless enjoyment in visiting with the family, friends and neighbors who shared their lives with her through pictures, souvenirs and words. For relaxation, Kay decoded word jumbles, read many books and doted on her beloved cat – Chloe, the last in a lifetime of feline companions. Her generous and kind spirit benefited all who knew her.
Kay is survived by her husband, Carl; her daughters, Mary and Catherine and their husbands, Tony and Luis; her brother, David White and his wife, Carole, of Appleton, WI; her sister, Anne Crowley and her husband, Mike, of Gunnison, CO; and her grandchildren, Noah, Luis, Zachary, River, Paige and Lennox. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Harriette; and her sister, Marjorie.
The family invites friends to visit at the Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, PA, 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena, Maryland on Thursday, July 30th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Kay’s family and friends will briefly memorialize Kay and her life at 8:00 PM on Thursday, during the visitation hours, and feel free to express your condolences here as well.
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