Carol Aboyoun

Carol C. Aboyoun, age 88 of Wayne, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. She has lived in Wayne since 1962.

Carol grew up in Passaic and graduated from Passaic High School with the class of 1951. She went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Syracuse University. She was an elementary school teacher for thirty-seven years in the Wayne Schools, teaching first grade at A.P. Terhune for approximately thirty years. She then taught at Lafayette Elementary School for the last seven years of her career, retiring in 2000. She had a major impact on the future of countless children who had the good fortune to pass through her classroom. To say she was a dedicated teacher would be an understatement. She absolutely loved kids and especially loved to watch them learn! Her classroom was always decorated beautifully and she could turn any space into a place where children were excited to learn. She was enthusiastic, charismatic, engaging and creative to an uncommon degree, and her energy seemed unlimited. She truly found her calling and enjoyed every year of her career.

Carol’s creativity was evident in everything she did. Her home was decorated as if by a professional interior designer, and perhaps even better! Her cooking tasted incredible and was also eye-appealing. Her table was always set and decorated beautifully. Her holiday décor was stunning. She even designed the addition to their home herself, and worked directly with the contractors to be sure it was done just right. At Christmas time, Carol would bake a literal mountain of cookies – tons of cookies, and she would pass them out to everyone and anyone. At Easter, she loved decorating the house, hiding Easter eggs for the hunt, and her children especially recall when they were very young, seeing paw prints on the floor from the Easter Bunny! Carol would create those prints the night before, using flour and her fingertips, and the kids would see proof that the Easter Bunny had been there in the night! She created countless, wonderful, fun memories for her family to cherish throughout their lifetimes, and they will all miss her dearly.

Carol met her husband, Monroe, in 1951 on a blind date. He was smitten the moment he laid eyes on her; she was “absolutely gorgeous.” She was attending college at the time, and Monroe felt strongly that he had better go to college if he was to be worthy of such a terrific woman. She is the main reason that he decided to go to college and get his degree. Soon after he graduated, he proposed and they were married on June 29, 1957. Monroe will tell you how lucky he truly is to have been married to Carol. He adored her parents and they adored him, treating him as if he was their own. He got “the whole package” he’ll tell you, marrying into a very loving and kind family. He and Carol traveled to Europe, all around the United States, and they enjoyed the theatre, visiting museums, and exposing their children to all the world had to offer. They lived a very full and blessed life together and he will miss her so.

Carol is survived by her beloved husband Monroe, their three children and their partners; Jane Aboyoun and her wife Emma van Rooyen of Manhasset, NY, David Aboyoun of New York, NY, Susan LoFrumento and her partner Ivan Kimball of Morristown, NJ and her six grandchildren; Adrienne, Leslie, and Jordan Aboyoun, and Christopher, Benjamin, and Luke LoFrumento.

In lieu of flowers, we are including a link to the JustGiving page we set up to honor Carol’s memory.  The beneficiary is the Humane Society, as animal welfare was a cause close to Carol’s heart.  If you would like to donate, we would really appreciate it and we know that Carol would too.  Click on this link:  Justgiving.com for Carol Aboyoun