AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Carol Mary Sheets, 82, beloved wife of Gerald I. “Jerry” Sheets, passed away peacefully Monday, July 30, 2018 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Carol was a daughter of the late William Alfred and Marthabel Wilson Cook. She attended Northland’s English School for Girls and the Lincoln High School in Buenos Aires. It was there where she learned how to write and speak English. Her childhood in Argentina included trips to Bariloche in the Andes for Skiing, the beach resorts in Mar Del Plata and camping on the coast of Uruguay. Carol attended Miami University in Ohio and in Florida, earning a business degree. She was working at Space Tech Labs in Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1959 when she met her husband, Jerry. They met at a party arriving with their dates but leaving with each other. They started a family in Florida then moved to suburban Chicago area in 1968. She worked for Sunbeam and was the owner/operator of an interior design business. In 1970 she was the first woman to work as a pharmaceutical representative for Lederle Laboratories. She was promoted to international medical training supervisor with the parent company, American Cyanamid, traveling to Australia, Singapore, Japan, China, South America, and Europe. She worked hard and enjoyed a long successful career, retiring in 2006. She was a three-time AAUW president serving in Woodridge, IL, Wayne, NJ, and in Dallas, TX. She and her husband Jerry loved to travel and stay at the beach in Melbourne Florida where the maintained a residence for 30 years. In addition to her husband, Carol is survived by her daughter, Catherine M. (Don) Tauer, Custer, SD; a son, Gerald W. “Jerry” (Laura) Sheets, Aiken, SC; five grandchildren, Rhea Marie Tauer, Kelly Tauer, Sonia Carol Tauer, Melody Marie Sheets and Steven Gerald Sheets. She was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Cook. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Parkinson Research Foundation, 5969 Cattleridge Blvd., Suite 100, Sarasota, FL 34232. A visitation will be held Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 4:00-6:00 PM at SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801.
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