1950
Nick
2012
Nick Carson
December 23, 1950 — April 15, 2012
POLAND - Nick Carson, devoted husband and father, local businessman, and sportsman, died on April 15, 2012, from the complications of diabetes and kidney disease.
Services will be held on Saturday, April 28, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown.
Nick was born at Youngstown's South Side Hospital on Dec. 23, 1950, the son of David Byers Carson Jr., and Mary Louise "Lulu" Milarr Carson.
On Nov. 30, 1985, he married his beloved wife, Ingrid Lundquist. They subsequently shared their lives with their daughters, Lindgren of Cleveland and Britta, a freshman at Wittenberg University, and with his son, Dylan, now married to Phoebe Zimmermann, and their son, Ozbourne, all of Denver. Nick will forever be in all their hearts.
Following his graduation from the Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pa., at which he was captain of the swim team and a member of the Kiski Glee Cub, Nick continued his education at Bowdoin College in Maine.
After his college experience, a spiritual quest led Nick to join "The Brotherhood of the Spirit," a commune in western Massachusetts later known as the Renaissance Community, where he became chief baker of the group's On The Rise Bakery and also began a paving company there.
In 1976, he left the commune and moved to the Hawaiian island of Maui, working in construction, painting houses, being a beach bum and surfer, and serving as a tour guide, which he said had been one of the best jobs in his life.
Two years later, he returned to Youngstown to work for City Asphalt and Paving Co., a company founded by his grandfather, Calvin Milarr. Nick started as a shoveler and worked his way up to managing the company. After his father's retirement, Nick became responsible for City Asphalt and was later elected president of the Ohio Contractors Association.
An avid sportsman, Nick participated in fly-fishing, sailing, racing cars and trucks, skeet shooting, swimming, and golf. In 1993, he shot a hole-in-one at the Youngstown Country Club. He was an active member of U.S. Masters Swimming, and in regional and national competitions earned All-American Honors in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. After a kidney transplant in 2003, Nick became active in the Transplant Olympics, representing Ohio in national competitions, and the United States at the International Transplant Games in Canada and Australia, where he won numerous medals.
He was a member of the Youngstown Skeet Association, the Mahoning Valley Trap League, the Pine Lake Trout Club, and the Ashtabula Yacht Club, where his sailboat, Pogen, was docked.
Nick also enjoyed woodworking in his home shop, using exotic woods to create beautiful pens and bottle stoppers, which won an award at the Canfield Fair.
In Youngstown, Nick's religious and philanthropic impulses were realized when he served as a co-moderator of the Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church, and playing an active role in the "Feeding of the 500," a church-sponsored event that annually provides a Thanksgiving Dinner for more than 500 people.
In addition, after a 20-year reunion of commune members, Nick recognized a need to assist fellow alumni and established the nonprofit Community Resource Foundation to raise money for their basic essentials. In its early years, he participated in the Tod Children's Hospital Telethon and helped start and run Tod's Making Miracles Golf Outing at the Youngstown Country Club.
Nick is also survived by his father-in-law, Charles Lundquist; sister-in-law Lisa Grimm Rick; nieces Leah and Katherine Grimm and Elizabeth Romero; and his cousins, Kathy Michael Hunter, Ginny Mandrika, Eliza, and Henry Janice Garlick, Mina, Laura and Sally Carson, David Jan, and Tom and William Bartlett.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Matthew; and sister Patricia Anne.
Calling hours will take place on Friday, April 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund of the First Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Ave., Youngstown OH 44503 or LifeBanc, P.O. Box 74174, Cleveland, OH 44194-4174.
Nick's family would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to the many caregivers who lovingly tended to his many medical needs.
Services will be held on Saturday, April 28, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown.
Nick was born at Youngstown's South Side Hospital on Dec. 23, 1950, the son of David Byers Carson Jr., and Mary Louise "Lulu" Milarr Carson.
On Nov. 30, 1985, he married his beloved wife, Ingrid Lundquist. They subsequently shared their lives with their daughters, Lindgren of Cleveland and Britta, a freshman at Wittenberg University, and with his son, Dylan, now married to Phoebe Zimmermann, and their son, Ozbourne, all of Denver. Nick will forever be in all their hearts.
Following his graduation from the Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pa., at which he was captain of the swim team and a member of the Kiski Glee Cub, Nick continued his education at Bowdoin College in Maine.
After his college experience, a spiritual quest led Nick to join "The Brotherhood of the Spirit," a commune in western Massachusetts later known as the Renaissance Community, where he became chief baker of the group's On The Rise Bakery and also began a paving company there.
In 1976, he left the commune and moved to the Hawaiian island of Maui, working in construction, painting houses, being a beach bum and surfer, and serving as a tour guide, which he said had been one of the best jobs in his life.
Two years later, he returned to Youngstown to work for City Asphalt and Paving Co., a company founded by his grandfather, Calvin Milarr. Nick started as a shoveler and worked his way up to managing the company. After his father's retirement, Nick became responsible for City Asphalt and was later elected president of the Ohio Contractors Association.
An avid sportsman, Nick participated in fly-fishing, sailing, racing cars and trucks, skeet shooting, swimming, and golf. In 1993, he shot a hole-in-one at the Youngstown Country Club. He was an active member of U.S. Masters Swimming, and in regional and national competitions earned All-American Honors in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. After a kidney transplant in 2003, Nick became active in the Transplant Olympics, representing Ohio in national competitions, and the United States at the International Transplant Games in Canada and Australia, where he won numerous medals.
He was a member of the Youngstown Skeet Association, the Mahoning Valley Trap League, the Pine Lake Trout Club, and the Ashtabula Yacht Club, where his sailboat, Pogen, was docked.
Nick also enjoyed woodworking in his home shop, using exotic woods to create beautiful pens and bottle stoppers, which won an award at the Canfield Fair.
In Youngstown, Nick's religious and philanthropic impulses were realized when he served as a co-moderator of the Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church, and playing an active role in the "Feeding of the 500," a church-sponsored event that annually provides a Thanksgiving Dinner for more than 500 people.
In addition, after a 20-year reunion of commune members, Nick recognized a need to assist fellow alumni and established the nonprofit Community Resource Foundation to raise money for their basic essentials. In its early years, he participated in the Tod Children's Hospital Telethon and helped start and run Tod's Making Miracles Golf Outing at the Youngstown Country Club.
Nick is also survived by his father-in-law, Charles Lundquist; sister-in-law Lisa Grimm Rick; nieces Leah and Katherine Grimm and Elizabeth Romero; and his cousins, Kathy Michael Hunter, Ginny Mandrika, Eliza, and Henry Janice Garlick, Mina, Laura and Sally Carson, David Jan, and Tom and William Bartlett.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Matthew; and sister Patricia Anne.
Calling hours will take place on Friday, April 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund of the First Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Ave., Youngstown OH 44503 or LifeBanc, P.O. Box 74174, Cleveland, OH 44194-4174.
Nick's family would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to the many caregivers who lovingly tended to his many medical needs.
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