Albert, Carol G (Grossman)
We remember Carol (Cookie) Grossman Albert, who passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, at her home in Cathedral City, California, with her children Peter, Nancy and Jon at her side. Born February 22, 1936, in Staten Island, New York, Carol attended Boston University, where she majored in Physical Education. She enjoyed and competed, in many sports, including basketball, tennis, paddle tennis, skiing and golf.
Along with her husband Carl (Curly),
she raised their family in New Britain, Connecticut, where they enjoyed many long-lasting friendships.
In addition to proudly raising her three children and working part-time as a tax preparer, Carol was a member of the New England Lawn Tennis Association (NELTA) Junior Ranking Committee, served on the volunteer ski patrol and umpired professional tennis events.
Carol and Curly were avid sailors (cruisers), spending over seven years at sea on their last excursion. Setting sail from Connecticut aboard their yacht Princess New York, they traveled to Long Beach, California. They experienced many adventures along the way, including the crossing of the Panama Canal and were boarded by pirates off the coast of Cuba. They eventually settled in Palm Springs, California, to be near their children and grandchildren, and purchased an RV to continue their travel adventures throughout the Western U.S. and Alaska, spending many summers in Lake Tahoe. While living in the desert, Carol chaired the Ball Kid Committee and served as a volunteer for many years at the BNP Paribas Tennis Open. She scored for pro golfers, played pickleball, worked at the Palm Springs Follies and rode the Tour de Palm Springs into her 80s. Carol also volunteered for the Susan G. Komen Cancer Center. She was a huge sports fan, following and befriending local children wherever she lived.
Carol had an endearing knack for remembering details about all of her friends as well as their family members and we will all miss her friendship, wit and candor. Carol is preceded in death by her mother Francis (Nanny) Grossman, father Saul (Pop)
Grossman, husband Carl (Curly) Albert and sister-in-law Sue Grossman. Survived by her brother Paul (Pinchy) Grossman, Susan Grossman (wife), her children Peter Albert, Jill Albert (wife), Nancy (Albert) Koopmann, Cody Koopmann (husband), Jon Albert, William Hendley (husband) and grandchildren Joshua Albert, Emily Albert, Jessica Koopmann, Rachel Albert-Hendley and Rebecca Albert-Hendley, whom she all loved dearly. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Susan G. Komen Cancer Center.
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