Caroline D. Wortham

Caroline "Carrie" Dawn Wortham, passed away, at the age of 26, on September 5, 2015, in Hanover County, Virginia. Carrie is survived by her parents, Edwin "Ed" Wortham V and Tamara "Tammy" Lynn Gill; and both their spouses Cynthia Wortham and Harry Gill; her grandparents, Edwin Wortham IV and Dorothy Wortham of Castro Valley, California, Charles and Carol Elliott of Winter Haven, Florida and Harriet "Hallie" Vaughan of Richmond, Virginia; siblings, Edwin "Elliott" Wortham VI, Rebecca Petrey (Luke Petrey and Elizabeth Petrey), Joel Gill (Jonathan Moore), Benjamin Gill (Jenna Gill), Katie Gill, Sci Clements and Josie Hazzouri.

An avid lover of chocolate and cats from an early age with vibrant red hair and a direct and poignant wit tempered by compassion, one always knew when they were with Carrie. Born on July 14, 1989, in Castro Valley, California, to Ed and Tammy, Carrie lived fully, deeply, passionate to serve God in the best way possible. She was gifted with skills to encourage others and challenge them to excel. She was never afraid of hard work...being persistent, disciplined, driven.

Her short life readily impacted others as a force for good. Driven by her deep and intimate faith in Jesus Christ, she was dedicated to the Needle's Eye Ministry Inc., "an interdenominational non-profit organization whose aim is to see the Richmond marketplace transformed through Christians living out their faith at work" and was an active member of Commonwealth Chapel Downtown. Though Carrie was a skilled athlete and exceptional student with numerous academic and athletic accomplishments, she remained humble and selfless despite how much she was able to achieve.

Carrie graduated from St. Catherine's School of Richmond, Virginia in 2008 going on to earn a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Virginia Military Institute in 2012. Upon graduation, she dedicated the next two years to Midwives For Haiti, a nonprofit organization which upholds the "vision that all Haitian women will have access to prenatal care and delivery with the assistance of a Skilled Birth Attendant." Most recently, Carrie began working at Impact Makers in Richmond, as a Project Coordinator. Impact Makers strives to improve social value for the local community through their innovative business model.