Obituary of Carol Lindsay

Carol Hayes Lindsay, of Manchester, CT, passed away too soon and in familial embrace on December 18, 2020 at the age of 60 due to complications relating to Covid19. Wear your masks people.

Carol is survived by her husband of 38 years Sean Lindsay; her three children, Ian, Aidan, and Evan Lindsay; her daughter-in-law Kristen Lindsay; her two grandchildren Connor and Emma Lindsay; her brothers Jeffrey and Michael Hayes; and her sister Sue Vincent. Her nieces and their families held a very special place in her heart. I know that they’ll miss her. Carol was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, friend and grandmother. She was a beach rat and enjoyed spending her summers on the beach in Westerly, RI. She was an avid dog lover as evidenced by her five dogs over the years. She loved her job, traveling, trying new restaurants, opening a bottle of her favorite wine and spending as much time with her family and friends as she could. Her time spent with her grandchildren was a special blessing. For the past 7 or so months Carol was unable to hug and play with her grandkids. Cruelly, the virus took that away.

Carol was born in Winsted on June 27, 1960 to William and Kathryn Hayes. She grew up in South Windsor, CT

and graduated from Bay Path College in 1980 with an Associates degree. She worked at Traveler’s Insurance in Hartford at her dream job. Carol and Sean married on May 7, 1982. In 1987 she began her real dream job when Ian was born. Aidan and Evan followed and she spent all of those years involved with their schools, activities, sports and events. She met some of her best friends when keeping the boys busy.

But boys grow up as they are wont to do and not one to sit around she went back to school at Manchester Community College and received her degree with honors in Office Technology. Shortly thereafter she was offered the job at MCC as the Event Planner. The virus took that away too.

Carol genuinely liked people. She liked meeting and learning their stories. The ability to remember names and faces was a gift she had. Carol touched so many as evidenced by the outpouring condolences and messages received by the family. She deserved a normal wake and funeral where we all could hug and cry and laugh but that damn virus again.

A private family service will be held at Tierney Funeral Home in Manchester, CT on Wednesday beginning at 10 a.m.  Those invited are welcome to arrive at 10 a.m., where memories will be shared for those in attendance and viewable virtually.  A funeral service will begin 11 a.m. The entirety of the event will be live-streamed at www.facebook.com/TierneyFuneralHome beginning at 10:00 a.m.  The committal service at the cemetery will also be live streamed approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the service at the funeral home.  The family also plans to hold a public celebration of her life in June 2021. The John F. Tierney Funeral Home, Manchester has care of the arrangements.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.  For online condolences please visit www.tierneyfuneralhome.com.