Carey Lynne DeMoss
June 6, 1980 ~ June 10, 2007
DeMoss, Carey Lynne, 27, of New York City, formerly of Wichita, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2007. Visitation with the family 3:00 ~ 5:00 P.M., Friday, June 15, and service 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 16, both at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Carey Lynne was born in Topeka on June 6, 1980. She will be lovingly remembered by her parents, Lynne and Ron of Frisco, TX; her brother, Ryan of Minden, NE; her fraternal grandparents, Naomi and Roy of Ponca City, OK; as well as many much loved aunts, uncles and cousins and countless friends around the world. She will be greatly missed by all. Carey grew up in Wichita and at 16 moved with her family to Erie, PA. She graduated with honors from McDowell High School, with highest honors from Penn State University and cum laude from Boston University Law School. She had recently begun her law career at the firm of Orrick, Herrington in New York City. Carey had just celebrated her 27th birthday. A few days later, on a first motorcycle ride, her life and that of her good friend, Matt Karns, were tragically taken while she was visiting him in San Antonio. In lieu of flowers, her parents request memorials be made to Penn States Foundation for Scholarships for Students to Study Abroad, Office of Annual Giving, 17 Old Main, University Park, PA, 16802, as that is where her passion for world travel began.
Visitation with the family 3:00 ~ 5:00 P.M., Friday, June 15, Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
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DeMoss Family- I was deeply saddened to hear last night of Carey’s death. She was a bright and beautiful woman and I always admired her unique way of looking at the world. Her warm smile and enthusiasm for life were rare and precious. She will always hold a special place in my heart. I’m very sorry for your loss, please know that I am with you. Geoff
Dear Ron & Lynne, I am sitting here with Meni Rosensaft reading the sad news that Debbie forwarded on to us about your lovely daughter Carey. The loss of a child is something no parent should have to endure and even though we came so very close to losing our 29 year old daughter last August, I can still only imagine the heartbreak you are all feeling. Our hearts are with you and if there is anything at all that we can do from New York, pleasw do not hesitate to call upon us. In lasting friendship, Robert.
Ron and Lynne, Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family during this very difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you today and everyday. I can’t imagine what it is like to feel the loss you do. Carey was a very beautiful person and will be remembered by all.
My heartfelt condolences go to the DeMoss family. I did not know Carey very well, but I’ve been told she was a good and caring soul. I pray that she is now close to God, and I also hope that your family experiences healing soon. God Bless.
Ron and family, You are in our constant prayers. I believe God can and will comfort you, in time, but I’m asking Him now to strengthen the support around you, to multiply the small miracles in your daily lives, and to hasten your healing. I wish I were there, but I know you are surrounded by people who loved Carey and love you.
Dear Ron, Lynne and Ryan How saddened we are by your tragic loss. Don’t know what else to say except we love you. Tony and Lesley
Ron, Lynne and Ryan, Our deepest and sincerest sympathies go out to you and our thoughts a prayers are with you.
Ron and Lynn, Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss.
Dear Lynne, Ron and Ryan, So sorry to read of your loss. Prayers and thoughts go to each of you. God Bless each of you.
Ron and Lynne, we are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort. If there is anything you need please let us know
Lynne, Ron & Ryan: You are in our thoughts and prayers. How special our precious memories of Carey! Love, Traci & Kyle Willing
To the DeMoss Family, It’s difficult to find the right words when such a tragedy stikes, but please know that I am truly sorry for your loss. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers as your family endures this sad and painful time. Bill Baker
DeMoss Family, It is with the heaviest heart imaginable I read your daughter’s obit in the Erie paper today. My daughter Sarah is also a PSU grad that studied abroad and is a second year attorney at Orrick. She told me Carey was ‘very sweet and full of life’. My prayers are with you. Greg Walcavich,Edinboro Pa
Dear Ron and Lynne, I can’t find the words to express my sadness for you. It must be impossible to bear. I feel sadness for never having a child of my own, but I know it must be worse to lose a child. I send you love and a prayer that in time you will heal sufficiently to enjoy life again. With deepest sympathy, Kim Slatton-Bennett
Dear Lynne and Ron, Alas, the world has lost a beautiful, brilliant young woman. We mourn for you and your loss, you have our deepest sympathies. We pray that you will supposrt each other, love each other and build each other up in the difficult days ahead. Love Rose and Grant Koehler Becky (Koehler) Dudenhoeffer’s parents
Lynn & family; I am so saddened by your loss. All my thoughts you & family. I have wondrful thoughts of Carey and Malinda at Sheila Skelton’s dance. Carey was a beautiful young lady and I know how proud you were of her. Love, Betty & Malinda Shock
Lynne and Ron, I am still in shock of the tragic news of Carey. You have constantly been in my thoughts and prayers since your call. I am so sorry for the loss of Carey. There are no words of comfort that can ease the terrible pain. Just know there are many, many people who are here for you. We watched Carey and Ryan grow up and were excited for them. Even though you moved to Erie, you have many friends here in Wichita and at St. Francis who love you and grieve for your lose. May our Heavenly Father and our Blessed Mother engulf you and help you through. Sister Angelica May, SSM, once said to a family that the Blessed Mother understands because she also lost her loving child at a young age and for a reason that she did not know or understand. Please know Lynne that my heart grieves for you and your precious Carey.
Ron ,Lynne , and Ryan, Words cannot express our deepest sadness at your loss. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless to you and your family, Dave and Lori Kruszewski and family
Ron & Lynne: Words cannot express our sympathy for you as you go throught this tragic time. Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. May God grant you peace. Tom & Lisa Neyhart
Dear Lynne, Ron & Ryan: We were so saddened to hear of your tragic loss, words cannot express. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. God be with you. With love and deepest sympathy, Gary, Franca, Corey & Tyler Mihna
Ron, Lynne & Ryan: I just returned from vaction to learn of Carey’s passing…please accept my heartfelt sympathy. I fondly recall the summer Carey spent working in HR during all of the acquisition mayhem! She was such a joyful person to be around. You and Carey are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Mr. & Mrs. DeMoss: Carey was one of my best friends in middle school, and she made that tumultous time in my life easier. I remember being obsessed with Phantom of the Opera and Anne Rice books together. I missed her when you move, and I still miss her. It’s amazing that she accomplished so much in the time she had. I’m proud of her. And my heart goes out to you, losing your little girl.
The DeMoss family, It was with great sadness and shock that I read of Carey’s untimely death. I was lucky to have had an opportunity to meet Carey in the Summer of 2004 when she interned with our office in Erie. Although I did not know Carey for very long, I have fond memories of her. She was a very bright, vibrant young woman that seemed to laugh and smile constantly. It’s hard to imagine that a person so full of life has left our physical world. Carey is in my thoughts and prayers. Jessica Fiscus Staff Attorney to the Honorable Michael T. Joyce
To the entire DeMoss family, Carey was a wonderful individual with a tremendous spirit. She was greatly loved and respected and will be remembered with many fond memories. Joce Sterman Sistrunk (PSU Chapter, Theta Kappa Pi)
Dear Lynne and Ron, Our hearts go out to you and all your family. We think of you so often and are praying that God will bless you with the strength and comfort that can only come from Him. With our deepest sympathy and love, Paul and Peggy McKenzie
Dear Ron and Lynne: We are so sorry to hear of the untimely passing of your daughter Carey. Life is so precious and she was so young and at the very start of what should have been an exceptional life. Please accept our sincerest condolences.
Dear Lynne, Ron, and Ryan, Please accept our sincere sympathy for the loss of your beautiful daughter, Carey. We do not know your family, but we are very close friends of the Karns’ family. We spent time with them last Monday evening, Wednesday evening, and of course on Friday and Saturday. We know the angish they are experiencing and thereby relate to your angish and pain. On Saturday, Matt’s funeral started at 9:30 AM and Carey’s funeral was mentioned at 10:00 AM. Carey was spoken of many times during the funeral. We just know that she was a wonderful person as we read her obituary and know that she shared the same character that Matt did. We will never understand why God took these beautiful, capable young people, but please know that we are praying for your family every step of the way. My husband and I are committed to seeing Joan, Alan and the boys through this to the best of our ability, and want you to know that we will be praying for you everyday. May God find a way to bring you peace, Heather and Neil Donovan
Dear Ron, Lynne and Ryan, I can not even begin to imagine your pain. I also struggled to find the words to share the grief with you all. Hence, I decided to attend the Sacred Friday prayers at the Mosque and ask the ‘Almighty’ to give you the courage to bear the loss and more importantly, to surround Carey with eternal peace, tranquility and smiles in the gardens of Heaven….. Amen. Sincerely, Shahid Durrani Orlando, FL 6/15/07
Dear Lynne and Ron, Mary Claire and I are deeply saddened by your tragic loss of Carey. No human words or actions can provide adequate comfort to you. However, Mary Claire and I believe strongly in the power of prayer. You are and will be in our prayers in the coming days, weeks, and years. May God provide the comfort and healing as only He can.
To the DeMoss Family, I am very saddened to hear of the loss of your daughter Carey. I have not seen Carey since elementary school, but the memories I have of her are something that I will always cherish. Please accept my deepest sympathy, and know that your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
To the DeMoss Family, I am so very sorry for your tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Amanda Grolemund (former RentWay employee)
The God of All Comfort ‘Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.’ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) Words cannot express the sorrow that we feel for your family. We pray that God will comfort and strengthen you in this very difficult time. Susan & Steve Komnath (Duino)
I graduated from high school with Carey. Although I never had the pleasure of getting to know her, I had a lot of friends that were close with her at Penn State. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with your family through this difficult time.
Dearest Lynne and Ron, We feel sadness for you that words cannot describe. Every time you spoke of Carey, it was with overwhelming pride and joy. We were always in awe of all her accomplishments at such a tender age. You did an amazing job of raising a remarkable young lady. May God bless you, guide you and give you strength. Love, Don and Therese Bihler
Ron and Lynn, I know this is a difficult time for you and your family. I cannot imagine your pain. I hope that when the deepest pain subsides that you will remember the good times with Carey and begin to smile about her life ,and what she shared with others, again. Please accept my deepest sympathy. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Regards, Jackie Woods former Rentway Board member
Ron, Lynne, and Ryan, We (and all of your friends in Erie) are just sick about Carey and wish you the best during this troubling time. We hope you know that we look at your family as our own extended family and are so glad that we have been able to share so many fantastic times with you. Although we can never know how you feel, we are completely heartbroken by Careys death. We share in your grieving and only wish that we could be with you during this most troubling of times to help in any way that we could. We take some solace in the fact that we know Carey lived a very full and vibrant life during her short time with us. Carey was able to see, do, and experience more during her lifetime than most people three times her age. We know that she lived her life to the fullest and know that we are better people for knowing her. We have so many fantastic memories of our times with you and Carey and are grateful that we were able to experience so many wonderful times with your family. We are also thankful that we were able to share a week with you and Carey in Mexico. It is a memory which we will always cherish and will never forget. If you only knew how many phone calls and e-mails we have received from your friends in Erie over the last week, you would be overwhelmed. There are so many people grieving and praying for you and Carey. It would be an injustice to try to list everyone because we know we would miss somebody. But we want you to know that you have many, many friends that care about you more than you can possibly know. – Brian and Melani
Ron and Lynn, I know this is a difficult time for you and your family. I cannot imagine your pain. I hope that when the deepest pain subsides that you will remember the good times with Carey and begin to smile about her life ,and what she shared with others, again. Please accept my deepest sympathy. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Regards, Jackie Woods former Rentway Board member 8310 E San Bernardo Drive Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Dear Lynne and Ron: Our deepest sympathy goes out at this time for this tragic loss of Carey and Matt. May God help you thru these times and you are in our prayers. Gary and Mary McDougal
We are so sorry for your loss – we have been thinking about you continuously, and will continue to do so. We hope every day that goes by will get just a little less difficult. Please know that there are a tremendous number of people that care about your family, and we will keep you in our prayers and thoughts … Love, Chad & Shelly Bentley
Ron and Lynne, We are all saddened by your tragic loss and extend our deepest sympathy to your entire family. God bless you all during this difficult time!
Ron and Lynne, It is not possible for me to express the sadness I feel for you and your family and really wish I could be there to help support you in Witchita. I truly hope that your many happy memories of Carey will sustain you through this pain and in the future bring you comfort. You are all in my family’s thoughts and prayers. Hugs to you all…
Lynne, Ron, Ryan and Family, My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. May the memories of Carey live on in you for many years to come. Don Smith Chapel Hill, NC dfsmith2007@gmail.com (formerly of Wichita)
DeMoss Family: My deepest sympathy to you and your family. May God keep your family strong during this difficult time. My prayers and thoughts are with your family.
I am so sorry for your loss.. I cannot even imagine what you must be going through. We never had the opportunity to meet Carey, something I will always regret. Natalie has always talked so fondly of her. It isn’t hard to tell that she was very loved and very passionate about life. Our prayers are with you.
Demoss Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you grieve the loss of your daughter and sister. Carey will live on in the memories of those who knew her. We will always remember her as an intelligent, kind, and confident individual.
Dear Ron, Lynne and Ryan, You have our deepest smpathies during this difficult time. You are in our prayers. Dave, Sue, Lindsay and Scott Rzepecki
Dear Ron, Our very best to you and yours during this difficult time. My God bring you strength to cope, and you will be in our prayers. Most sincerely, Al & Carol Zagorniak
Ron, My thoughts & prayers are with you and your family.
Ron & Lynne Our hearts go out to you and our proyers are with you. Colm
Dear Ron and Lynne, I am so saddened by your loss. All my thoughts and love go out to you both.
Words can not begin to express the sadness my family and I feel towards your loss. Your family is in my wife’s and my prayers.
Ron and Lynne, You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Vicki and I offer our condolences and have your family in our thoughts and prayers. Doug & Vicki Westerhaus Overland Park, KS