Birth: 1957 Death: 2024 Carol Ann McFall Hastings March 10, 1957- May 22, 2024 Carol Ann McFall Hastings died May 22, 2024, at the home she loved in Santa Rosa, CA with the person she loved most in the world by her side, her wife Mary Hastings. Carol was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma in March 1957. The second child and only daughter to Richard and Peggy McFall.
The family moved to Eureka, CA when Carol was 2 years old. Carol grew up in Eureka and graduated from Eureka Senior High School, where she was Senior Class President, in 1975. Carol excelled at school and went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in 1981 at UC Berkeley.
She also excelled in her career as a Paralegal and Office Manager of a large Bay Area legal firm, gracefully coordinating the opening and operation of five offices in three states. Carol and Mary made their home in Santa Rosa nurtured by the area’s natural beauty and the warmth of a strong, loving community. Carol had a quiet strength, a keen intelligence, and a wonderful sense of humor.
She was brave, loyal, and generous. Carol loved her friends, her dogs and her life with Mary. She expressed that love freely and often.
Carol was a gift to all who knew her. Carol enjoyed traveling with Mary to some of America’s most beautiful, wild places. They especially enjoyed frequent camping trips in their Airstream on the Sonoma, Mendocino, and Oregon coasts.
Carol loved music, art, and classic movies. She delighted in sharing with friends laughter; good food; wine.