Obituary of Carol Ann Spomer

August 25, 2024

Carol Ann Spomer passed away on August 25, 2024, in New York City at the age of 74. She was born on December 16, 1949 to William Henry and Mildred Kell Spomer, who preceded her in death.

Carol is survived by her brother, William Robert Spomer, and nieces, Tracy Berry (Christopher) and Julie Spomer. She had 3 grand nieces, Emma Schoch (Matthew), Elyssa Belcher (Jacob), and Elayna Franklin (Preston). She also had a great nephew, Henry Schoch, a great niece, Sophie Schoch, and one on the way due soon (Belcher). She was a vibrant personality who had friends all over the country and world who will also miss her greatly.

Carol was a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in the class of 1971 and held a degree in Political Science and Government. She studied for a semester at the Miami University Dolibois European Center on the Miami University Luxembourg Campus. She also held an MBA at the Kellogg School of Management from Northwestern University and was an active supporter of both universities. She brought high energy and a fierce determination to her career and held several positions as a sales and marketing leader at various companies throughout her career.

She was a Big Sister to Theresa Lanzo, an International Builds Volunteer, a team member for Habitat for Humanity Global Village builds, and a TESOL Workshop Leader and Conversation Partner where she assisted non-native English speakers and those new to America and New York. She was also an active member of PEO, Chapter R, and served as the NY State Chair and the NYC chair for the PEO Foundation International Peace Scholars in NYC, Events, & Support.

Carol was an intrepid world traveler and had an unquenchable thirst for learning and experiencing other cultures. Her travels took her to England, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Italy, Ecuador, Mexico, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Egypt, China, Turkey, Latvia, South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, Australia, Japan, Thailand, Jordan, Spain, Costa Rica, Poland, Slovakia, Greece, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Croatia, Peru, Russia, Argentina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Brazil, Dubai, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

A Celebration of Life service in memory of Carol Ann Spomer will be held at 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55th Street, New York, NY on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM with a reception to follow at the church. An interment service will be held in Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2501 East Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, Illinois on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Details of a reception after that will be communicated later.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to any of the following organizations which she actively supported: the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Miami University John E. Dolibuis European Centre, P.E.O Foundation, Gamma Phi Beta Foundation, or the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.