Tuesday Afternoon

A resident of Amite, she passed away at 7:46 p.m. on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. She was born March 28, 1995 in Covington and was 15 years of age. Caroline attended Oak Forest Academy and was a member of St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite. She enjoyed playing the piano, dancing and listening to music, swimming, shopping, caring for her dogs and most of all, spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her mother, Mary Ann Crouch Goldsby, Amite; step-father, Daniel Goldsby, Amite; 2 sisters, Mallory Crouch, Amite and Ashli Passey, Pensacola, FL; brother, Hardy Goldsby, Amite; grandmothers, Ursula Sherman, Amite and Sylvia Crouch, Amite; step grandparents, Gloria Knapps, Jackson, LA and Mr. & Mrs. D. H. Goldsby, Jr., Jackson, LA. She was preceded in death by her father, William Bryan Crouch; grandfathers, William Franklin Sherman, Sr. and Quitman Crouch; great-grandmother, Mary Ann Cefalu. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, from 9 a.m. on Thursday until Mass of Christian Burial at 4 p.m. Thursday. Services conducted by Fr. Joe Camilleri . Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, LA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, 2nd floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 or at www.cff.org.

I think Caroline’s brave battle with cystic fibrosis reminds many of us of Corey Diddon and others who have fought that battle.  It’s a real blessing for family and friends to look back thanking God for all the sweet memories we have.  Continue to pray for Caroline’s family and many friends as they face the coming days relying on those sweet memories and looking forward to seeing her again in heaven.  Thankfully, cystic fibrosis and many other terrible diseases do not exist in heaven.  We have a lot to look forward to if we choose to join them in heaven.  I trust you have made that decision.  If not, it’s not too late.