Carole Scholl Davie

Carole Scholl Davie, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on September 3, 2024, after a long battle with ALS. Carole was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the Hollis Hills neighborhood of Queens. A diligent student, she excelled in school and became an English teacher after graduating from Queens College. It was while teaching that she made two of the most consequential and important decisions of her life: The first was to marry her best friend’s neighbor, who made a habit of stopping by whenever she was visiting. The second was to enroll in New York Law School to become a lawyer. There she continued her tradition of academic excellence by becoming the managing editor of The Human Rights Law Review and winning the prestigious Walter M. Jeffords award for her article entitled Pregnancy: A laborious issue. She worked at several law firms after graduating but ultimately settled at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison, where she would lead the department of Blue Sky Law. Though she had the opportunity to become a partner, she chose instead to work as a principal attorney, allowing her to prioritize the thing that gave her life its most profound meaning: her family. Carole was ever-present in the lives of her children. Never would she miss a wrestling match, a soccer game, a recital, or a play. While she had plenty of hobbies and interests, her greatest joy came from providing for those she loved. 

Reaping the fruits of a career of hard work, Carole was able to retire young and say goodbye to the legal profession before seeing her fifty-fifth birthday. She then moved with her husband, Ralph, to Kiawah Island, South Carolina, where she was a regular on the tennis court and captain of the CALTA tennis team. She learned to play Mahjong, bridge, joined book clubs and Bible study groups, and also chaired the Haygood Grady Memorial Tennis Tournament, which gave proceeds to support those affected by Cancer and eventually, ALS. 

Carole was diagnosed with ALS in May of 2022. While the disease weakened her muscles, it could never injure her spirit. No matter the difficulty she continued to live an active life, hosting regular happy hours at her house for her numerous friends and planning fun adventures for her grandchildren whenever they would visit. Though she lost the ability to walk, she still managed to join them for days at the beach. When she could no longer talk, she watched videos with them and listened as they read her stories on the couch. 

Carole is survived by her husband of fifty-two years, Ralph; her two sons, Andrew and Adam; her daughter-in-law, Laura; her two brothers, Barry and John Scholl; and her grandchildren, Owen and Simon, who will forever remember her as their Mimi. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: fundraise.musc.edu/fundraiser/5756591 ; or Compassionate Care ALS ,mailed to, P.O. Box 1052 West Falmouth, MA 02574.