Carolyn McLean Holmes, age 59, of Hoover, Alabama, passed away on November 25, 2021 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born to Clement Eugene McLean and Mary Gettemy McLean on July 16, 1962 in Falls Church, Virginia. Her parents relocated the family to Birmingham, Alabama in 1964. Carolyn graduated from UAB with a degree in art while working her way through college as a librarian at UAB. The library bug bit hard, and she soon found herself a medical librarian at UAB and began commuting to the University in Tuscaloosa to complete her master’s degree in libary science. During her tenure at UAB’s Lister Hill Library, she met Donald Holmes from Birmingham, Alabama during a vacation from his job in Saudi Arabia. The couple fell in love in a 19th century fashion, writing love letters across the Atlantic during 1993. Carolyn and Don were married July 15, 1994 and spent 27 amazing years together. The couple had no children, aside from furry, four-legged ones, and their marriage was one long date. Carolyn was a devoted mother to the couple’s many dogs and cats, most notably her sweet cat Sam, the goofy Aussie rescue mutt Ringo, and the dear Aussie mix Abby, whom Carolyn and Don raised from a puppy. Carolyn is survived by her husband Don, her irascible yet lovable rescue dog Lula, her mother Mary McLean, her brother Bernard McLean (Nury), her brother Douglas McLean (Sheree), her nieces Emma McLean and Hanna Becerra, her aunt Yukie McLean, and her cousin Amanda Mink (Bruce). She was preceded in death by her father Clement Eugene McLean and her uncle Duncan “Butch” McLean. The family would like to thank the staff of Compassus Hospice for their loving care of Carolyn, especially hospice nurse Selena Lanier, an angel who appeared at our doorstep several times each week. Also, we thank Reverend Marge Doyle of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Bluff Park, for her many home visits during Carolyn’s final days. The funeral will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, December 3, 2021, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 429 Cloudland Drive, Hoover, Alabama 35226. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials in Carolyn’s name be made to St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.
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