Carol Richmond Jacoby

July 13, 1938 - January 4, 2020

Carol Grace Richmond was born in Deadwood, South Dakota to parents Willard (Bill) and Carrie Richmond on July 13, 1938. She was the youngest of their three children and the only girl. She shared her birthday with her brother Don, who is said to have remarked that for his 5th birthday he really wanted a bicycle and got a sister instead. Carol was raised in South Dakota and Southern California. While a young girl in Spearfish, South Dakota, she participated in Girl Scouts and spoke fondly of Camp Pawhawsapa. She spent time with her many cousins and aunts and uncles on their farms. After moving to Long Beach, California, she attended Jordan High School where she participated in band, playing the clarinet, she was also a cheerleader. It was at Jordan High School that she met Richard (Dick) Jacoby. Dick played football and Carol cheered him on. They shared a love of the beach. They graduated from Jordan High in 1956. After graduation, Carol attended nurses college and Dick enlisted in the Army. Dick and Carol were married on January 4, 1958 in Long Beach. They left for Fort Bragg, North Carolina soon after the wedding. While in the Army, Dick was also stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and they lived in Clarksville, Tennessee, just across the border. Their eldest daughter, Linda, was born in Clarksville. After leaving the Army, Dick and Carol returned to Southern California, where daughter Leslie and son David were born. Carol was a stay at home mom while Dick worked. They both attended night school pursuing college degrees. Carol was an excellent seamstress, PTA mom, and Girl Scout Leader. In 1971 the family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. It was there that Carol began a career with the Bureau of Land Management. She worked for the BLM in Grand Junction and Craig, Colorado, Long Beach, California, and Phoenix, Arizona. Carol retired in Phoenix after working more than 20 years. After retiring, Dick and Carol moved to Bakersfield, California. There she had fun with friends playing cards and was a member of the Red Hats. When Dick died in 2003, they had been married 45 years. After Dick died, Carol moved back to Arizona. She lived in the retirement community of Sun City where she was active in the Newcomers Club, Singles Club and Red Hats. She was a founding member of her Red Hat group acting as their Queen. In April 2018, it was decided that Carol should move back to Bakersfield. Her health had begun to decline and she was unable to continue living alone. Leslie spent many hours with her mother helping with the transition to senior living. Carol lived at Solstice until June of 2019 when she was transferred to Brookdale skilled nursing. She passed quietly in her sleep on January 4, 2020, on what would have been their 62nd anniversary. Carol was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Carrie Richmond, her eldest brother Robert (Bob) Richmond, her beloved husband Dick Jacoby, in-laws Floyd and Grace Jacoby, son-in-law Wayne Langstaff, brother-in-law Leonard (Cork) Jacoby, nephew Bob Richmond, and nephew Mike Jacoby She is survived by her brother Donald Richmond and sister-in-law Patricia, daughter Linda Langstaff, daughter Leslie VoVilla and son-in-law Matt VoVilla, son David and daughter-in-law Diane Jacoby; grandchildren Brian Langstaff, Scott and Jennifer Quintana, Ryan and Erin Quintana, Russell and Angela Langstaff, John and Alex Quintana, and Dani Anne and Steven Hutchinson; great-grandchildren Avery Lynn and Cohen Richard Lee Quintana, Emma Grace Hutchinson and Aaron James Langstaff. She also leaves behind niece Carrie Addams, great-nephews Bob and Charlie Richmond, nephew Mitch Jacoby as well as many friends and relatives. Services will be held at the Riverside National Cemetery, in respect to the family, the services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family would be pleased if you could make a donation to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice in Carol's name. May she rest in peace.