Caryn Anne Schmidt, age 55, of Acworth, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, after a 17-month battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Caryn was devout Catholic and member of St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church where she sung in the choir and was a member of the Columbiettes. She had a passion for the arts and music from an early age and pursued these throughout her lifetime by continuing to seek out new things to learn and experience. She was a graduate of the University of Florida with a BA in Music education and a MA in Music.
A visitation for Caryn will be held Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Winkenhofer Pine
Ridge Funeral Home, 2950 North Cobb Pkwy, Kennesaw, Georgia 30152. A rosary will be said at 7:30 pm. The funeral mass will occur Friday, May 20, 2022, 1:00 pm at St Catherine of Siena, 1618 Ben King
Rd NW, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144. Caryn will be laid to rest in Pineridge Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at pancan.org in memorial of Caryn. Let's improve the survival rate or even eliminate this insidious cancer.
Caryn is survived by her husband of 23 years, Donald Scott Schmidt; son Duncan, daughters Veronica, Magdalena, and Cordelia. Her parents Everett and Hazel Hayes; Siblings Mary Lawrence, Patrick Hayes, and Kerri Platero; father-in-law Richard and Shona Schmidt.
Caryn was born in Hawaii at Tripler Army Hospital on Sunday November 13, 1966, to Everett and Hazel (Williams) Hayes. She was baptized at Our Lady of Good Council R.C. Church Pearl City, Honolulu on December 18, 1966. She made first communion at Sacred Heart Church in Mississippi on January 13, 1971 and was confirmed at Queen of Heaven R.C. in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on May 26, 1982.
Being part of a military family she attended many schools in many states (living in Hawaii twice). Caryn started her education in Honolulu Hawaii and graduated from Coconut Creek High in Coconut Creek Florida. She furthered her studies at Broward Community College, where she studied art then switch to music. She attended the University of Florida, where she obtained a BA in Music Education and Masters in Music in 1995. Caryn moved to Georgia in 1997 where she was employed by the Morrow County School system as music teacher.
She met her husband in 1997 at a swing music dancing event. She and Donald Schmidt were married on July 31, 1999, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Atlanta GA. After the birth of her first child, Duncan, she stayed home for his first year, and later went to work for Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic School. That was her dream music teaching position, but with the birth of her second child, Veronica, she became a stay-at-home mom. Caryn and Don experienced a miscarriage with their third child in February 2005. Undeterred by this loss, they went on to have two additional daughters, Magdalena in 2006 and Cordelia in 2008. In 2014, unhappy with events that had taken place with the children in their public schools, Caryn took on the additional responsibility of homeschooling them. She later adapted this education to the charter school Georgia Cyber Academy.
Caryn leaves behind her husband Donald, children Duncan, Veronica, Magdalena, and Cordelia in Georgia. Her parents Everett and Hazel Hayes, sister Mary (Joseph) Lawrence, brother Patrick Hayes, and sister Kerri (Eric) Platero, all of Florida. She also leaves one niece Nichole Hayes of California, nephews Kyle, Michael, and Bill Lawrence, Nico and Jace Platero of Florida. Her in-laws Richard and Shona Schmidt and sister-in-law Alicia (Shannon Mitchell) Schmidt, their children Avery, Augie and Arlo (twins) of California. She also leaves several aunts, uncles, and Cousins spread throughout the world. In addition, she leaves many friends and neighbors by whom she will be greatly missed.
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