CAROL MILLER O'CONNOR

Carol Miller O'Connor, 81, died on October 15. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 7, 1923 to Maxwell Vincent Miller and Eunice McLaughlin Miller, and grew up in Larchmont, NY as the eldest of four children. A Denver resident for 50 years, Carol moved to Denver with her husband, John William (Bill) O'Connor, M.D. in 1952. In addition to devoting herself at home to raise her children, Carol was a productive member of the Junior League and active in the Swedish Hospital auxiliary. Known as an accomplished bridge player, Carol played with a group of women who were her close friends for 40 years. She loved to knit and needlepoint, and gifted her works to grateful relatives. Carol taught her family by example to accept life's changes and hardships with dignity and fortitude. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was positive and forever forward looking.

Carol loved her family and will be missed very much. Carol is survived by son Det O'Connor of Tampa, FL; daughter Leslie O'Connor Parrish of Fairbanks, AK; daughter Kent O'Connor of Denver, CO; and daughter Gail O'Connor of Austin, TX. Carol was grandmother to Kent Parrish Steines, Lance and Chris Parrish, and great-grandmother to Leslie and Abigail Steines. All reside in Colorado. Preceded in death by her parents and siblings Gail and Jim Miller. Carol is survived by her brother Frederick Miller of Cape Cod, MA.

Her family plans a spring memorial and burial in Hartford, CT next to Carol's parents and siblings.

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