Carol Fuss was born in Kansas among a large and loving Catholic family on December 10, 1933 and passed away at 86 in a morphine dream on June 6, 2020. Carol grew up in an era that was not quite ready for her. She was a working woman and a mother who had little use for traditional roles. Careers included jet-setting around the country conducting market research for Proctor and Gamble, working at Hallmark with a group of hilarious and brilliant folks, and as an elementary school guidance counselor in the Ferguson-Florissant School District for 30+ years, helping children and families. She raised her two children with a soft discipline, many directives, humor, and love. Countless of her children’s friends were lucky enough to have her as a second mother, finding a warm welcome, listening ear, and full fridge in her home. Carol’s knack for listening and asking just the right question was supernatural. She knew what you were thinking, and she knew what you needed to hear. This was certainly one of her most valuable gifts to humankind. With plenty of Kleenex at the ready, Carol got it. Her other great gift was her appreciation for food and how to do it right. From the steamed artichoke to a glass of ice water, things should be done the right way, or they shouldn’t be done at all. Leave 20 minutes for discussion; if food narration were a sport, Carol would have been a first-round draft pick. And donating her body to science seems a natural and exquisite way to keep educating the young; “Oh, not like that.” Carol is survived by her loving children, Tobin (Angela) Fuss and their children Cooper and Grace, and Jenna Fuss Mueller (Steve), and scores of nieces and nephews and their progeny. PLEASE don’t send anything, if you feel compelled to act, donate to Planned Parenthood, Cannel 9, or public radio. She’d offer all of you a final reminder: put your helmet on.