Carol Margaret Levin, 79, of Brattleboro, VT, died on December 26, 2020 at 4:45 am.
she was 79
Born in Pittsburgh, PA on December 25, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Herbert J. Levin, MD and the late Margaret Clara Matuschak Levin.
Carol graduated from Rostraver High School in Belle Vernon, PA and went on to graduate from Thiel College in Greenville, PA with a Bachelor's Degree and from the D.T. Watson School of Physiatrics.
For two years, she worked as a physical therapist at the Helen Hayes Rehabilitation Hospital in West Haverstraw, New York, and then in 1966 joined Project HOPE, a global health organization. As a member of the Project HOPE medical team, she worked as a physical therapist providing services in the countries of Nicaragua and Colombia. In 1968, she settled in Philadelphia and continued her physical therapy career at a neighborhood health care center.
In the early 1970’s, Carol became actively involved with the Philadelphia Folk Song Society, helping to organize their annual Folk Festival. Her love of folk music and of the state of Vermont prompted a move to Brattleboro in 1974, where she opened the Chelsea House Folklore Center in West Brattleboro, a music venue that operated until 1981.
In September 1979, Carol married Richard Gottlieb in a ceremony at the Chelsea House. Making their home in Guilford, VT, they established Sunnyside Solar, a solar energy installation company. In 2002, she and Richard received the NESEA Distinguished Service Award for their contributions to the field of solar energy.
Carol was involved in a number of community activities that included serving on the board of the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, organizing contra dances, and volunteering for the Guilford Gazette.
Carol was predeceased by her beloved husband Richard, who died in 2012.
Carol graduated from Rostraver High School in Belle Vernon, PA and went on to graduate from Thiel College in Greenville, PA with a Bachelor's Degree and from the D.T. Watson School of Physiatrics.
For two years, she worked as a physical therapist at the Helen Hayes Rehabilitation Hospital in West Haverstraw, New York, and then in 1966 joined Project HOPE, a global health organization. As a member of the Project HOPE medical team, she worked as a physical therapist providing services in the countries of Nicaragua and Colombia. In 1968, she settled in Philadelphia and continued her physical therapy career at a neighborhood health care center.
In the early 1970’s, Carol became actively involved with the Philadelphia Folk Song Society, helping to organize their annual Folk Festival. Her love of folk music and of the state of Vermont prompted a move to Brattleboro in 1974, where she opened the Chelsea House Folklore Center in West Brattleboro, a music venue that operated until 1981.
In September 1979, Carol married Richard Gottlieb in a ceremony at the Chelsea House. Making their home in Guilford, VT, they established Sunnyside Solar, a solar energy installation company. In 2002, she and Richard received the NESEA Distinguished Service Award for their contributions to the field of solar energy.
Carol was involved in a number of community activities that included serving on the board of the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, organizing contra dances, and volunteering for the Guilford Gazette.
Carol was predeceased by her beloved husband Richard, who died in 2012.
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