She worked as a social worker for the Community Guidance Center of San Antonio and later as an attorney and the Business Development Manager for San Antonio International Airport. Carol was preceded in death by parents Helene and Joseph Abbott and brother, Morton Abbott. She is survived by husband, Jack J. Tucker, DDS; daughter, Susan Sugerman and husband, Robert of Dallas, TX and daughter, Sharon Tucker of Washington, DC; son, David A. Tucker; grandchildren, Ian, Adam and Seth Sugerman; and step-mother, Gertrude K. Abbott.