Jean Meyers Carlick

2024. Jeannie was born in Paducah, KY, on September 29, 1937, to Horace and Rebecca

Meyers. She was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School; received her bachelor’s degree

from the University of Texas at Austin; studied at the University of Valencia, Spain; and received

her master’s from Murray State University.

After college, she taught Spanish, French, and Latin in high schools in Texas, Colorado, and the

Louisville area. One day, while visiting her mother in Paducah, Jeannie received a prank call

that rattled her, so she called the police to report it. A local judge named Sam Carlick, whom her

family had known since she was a child, returned the call…and asked her to dinner. She

returned to Paducah, married Sam, taught at Tilghman and Heath High Schools, and reared a

daughter, Bethany. They lived in Paducah for many years before retiring to the Washington, DC,

area to be near Bethany and her family.

Jeannie was active in the Paducah community, serving as an original violinist in the Paducah

Symphony Orchestra, being elected to the school board, and volunteering with Temple Israel,

among other endeavors. Music was one of her main loves, and, until the end, she held

encyclopedic knowledge of the classical canon. A voracious reader, she maintained an

extensive library, happy to be surrounded by her books. Even as her eyes began to fail her, she

slogged through The Washington Post and New York Times daily, always eager to talk about

the latest news at weekly family dinners she hosted.

But her biggest joy was her granddaughter Samara (Sammie), her BFF with whom she had a

very special bond. From the first time she held Sammie until the last time they saw each other,

love and laughter (and maybe some sharp humor) radiated between them. One of Jeannie’s

greatest pleasures was hearing Sammie sing and lip-synching along with her (the one thing

missing from her musicality was the ability to carry a tune!). Every family dinner ended with an

impromptu concert, the perfect dessert for those gathered around the table.

Jeannie was generous beyond measure, and Bethany hopes to carry on her legacy of kindness

and compassion, and appreciation for a good glass of wine, cheese, and chocolate. She also

promises to take excellent care of – and maybe even play - Jeannie’s beloved 18th-century

violin.

Jeannie considered Bethany’s husband Dave “more of a son than a son-in-law” and enjoyed

their frequent – and maybe expletive-filled - conversations about current events.

Jeannie is survived by her daughter Bethany Carlick Weinstein, son-in-law David Weinstein,

granddaughter Samara Weinstein, and granddogs Quinn and Blue, all of Alexandria, VA;

nephews David and Ben Carlick and niece Susan Cooper, of California; and a slew of cousins in

the DC area, Paducah, and other areas of the country. She was predeceased by her parents

and Sam, her beloved husband of 42 years; and many dogs, including several spoiled Scottish

terriers.

There will be a celebration of her life on Saturday, July 13, 2in Alexandria. She will be buried

with Sam in Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM.

Mom, “DD,” Jeannie… we will love and miss you ad infinitum.

If you would like to donate in Jeannie’s memory, please consider a gift to honor her love of

music and dogs:

The Paducah Symphony Orchestra

Online: https://paducahsymphony.org/

By phone: 270-444-0065

By mail: 222 Kentucky Ave., Ste 10, Paducah, KY 42003. Please make checks payable to

Paducah Symphony, memo - in memory of Jeannie Carlick

Big Fluffy Dog Rescue

Online: https://bigfluffydogs.com/donate/

Please note that donation is in memory of Jeannie Carlick