Please note the following sad news from Jeff Usher:
JOHN JOSEPH CARROLL, JR. (Age 62)
Of Montclair, VA passed away at home on August 1, 2011. John is preceded in death by his son, Joseph Patrick and his parents, John and Clare Carroll. He is survived by his wife, Angela Carroll, daughter, Jennifer Carroll Delinski; son, Timothy John; grandchildren, Joseph Cole and Sera Jay Delinski; sisters, Mary Beth Wright and Kathryn Graziano; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Carroll and beloved nieces and nephews. In John's career of over 30 years with the Association of American Railroads, he achieved the position of Sr. Assistant Vice President of Business Services. There will be a visitation and celebration of John's life on Thursday, August 4, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home, 4143 Dale Blvd. Dale City, VA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 18825 Fuller Heights Road, Triangle, VA at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011 with the interment to follow at Stafford Memorial Park in Stafford, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to Smile Train, PO Box 96231, Washington, DC 20090-6231 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.Here are some of my reflections of the memory of John.
John was a true gentleman and represented the best that our industry has to offer. As many of you have had the fortune of working with John over the years will acknowledge all of the contributions John made to make the railroads better. There was no more knowledgeable expert on the subjects of Car Hire, Car Service and Deprescription. John was responsible for the efforts that gave us the Chicago Planning Group (CPG), the Chicago Transportation Coordination Office (CTCO) and the work that led to CREATE.
John, a relatively soft spoken man, was able to align the many divergent positions (personalities) and at the end of the day delivered solutions that benefitted the industry as a whole. John was able to couple his expert subject knowledge with his disarming manner to satisfy the questions of even the most gruff constituent.
I was lucky enough to have been recruited to the AAR by John and to have worked under John for what was a too short of period of time. He was and remains a role model for those of us wanting to conduct our business in the “right” way!
I tried to stay in contact with John since his departure and always enjoyed our conversations! John and I were playing telephone tag over the past couple of weeks – I regret that I was unable to make the direct connection, but the last voice mail I received from John has him busting my chops for the location of a recent committee meeting – I got a good chuckle from that call.
I will miss John as I’m sure you all will. When you reach a frustrating moment pause and remember John’s manner of conducting business and be thankful if you can employ his gentle ways.
Please keep John and Angela in your prayers.
Best regards and God bless you all,
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