DR. CAROLYN ELIZABETH BURRELL BUCK

1948 - 2021

Dr. Carolyn Elizabeth Burrell Buck passed away peacefully at home on her 73rd birthday following a two-year battle with stage four uterine cancer. Dr. Buck was born on October 12, 1948 in Benham, Kentucky. She was the eldest of five children.

Dr. Buck earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bennett College, a master's degree in counseling from North Carolina A&T State University, and a doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Buck was a loud and proud Bennett Belle and a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority.

After her cancer diagnosis, Dr. Buck undertook aggressive treatment and went on to sell her longtime home in San Diego and purchase her dream home in North Carolina. One of her greatest joys after treatment was being able to witness and participate in her daughter's 2020 wedding and to return to the hiking trails with her lifelong friends, The Centipedes. Dr. Buck loved being in nature, among trees. Even among the darkness, “it never hurts to keep looking for sunshine”. Her last days were spent in the bosom of friends and family.

Given the pandemic, in person services are not planned. The family invites you to share your remembrances of Dr. Buck on her memorial tribute page: https://memories.net/timeline/carolyn-burrellbuck-37288. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor Dr. Buck's memory and life's passion by donating to Bennett College, Dr. Buck's alma mater, a private historically black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, North Carolina.