Yolanda Carr, Owner of Le Salon de Beaute' Remembered as Loving, Motivated, Successful
Pikesville businesswoman died in car accident.
UPDATE (March 8)—Pikesville had a gem of the beauty industry in Yolanda Carr, 38, owner of Le Salon de Beaute'.
In 2008 the wife and mother of two was honored as best stylist by Baltimore Magazine. Carr received the honor just a year after she realized a lifelong dream—opening her shop in Pikesville, said Carr's best friend, Jenah Laramie.
"She was on top of her world," Laramie said of Carr. "She was very family oriented and loved what she did. She loved everyone who came in ... unconditionally loved everyone. People are better to have known her, and the world has definitely lost out on an amazing individual."
Carr, of the 4500 block of Tapscott Road in Pikesville, died Wednesday evening at the scene of a car accident in a parking lot near the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company.
Family will receive friends from 1-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Estep Brothers Funeral Services, 1300 Eutaw Place, Baltimore. Services of the celebration will be held at The Emmanuel Church, 8729 Church Lane, Randallstown. Family time is at 10:30 a.m. The service is at 11:00 a.m. To read the full notice, visit The Baltimore Sun.
Not only was Carr a successful businesswoman, excelling in her career and ambitions, but she and her husband recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, and they have two sons, ages 7 and 9, Laramie said.
"It's pretty heavy here," Laramie said last week, regarding the mood at the shop. "I'm trying to hold it together. This is her legacy, this is her dream. It's hard, but she would have wanted the salon to keep going and I am going to do everything in my power to keep it going—with the help of her family."
Laramie said customers might remember Carr from the R Salconi shop in Owings Mills, where she worked as a stylist for 15 years.
When Salconi closed that shop, Carr opened Le Salon de Beaute'.
Carr was "avidly athletic," Laramie said. She would go to the gym in the morning and take her boys hiking.
"She was very down-to-earth, very grounded," Laramie said.
And she was also an avid supporter of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, an organization the shop supported each year, Laramie said.
Among the other charities she supported were the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Dorothy Friedman Caplan Guild, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Jewish Caring Network and Garrison Forest School.
"When I say she was amazing, she cared about everybody," Laramie said. "They broke the mold with her. She really was something else."
Laramie urged people to remember Carr for the works she did for others, not by the words in a police report from the accident.
"I don't want that to be the way people remember her. It wouldn't be right. It wouldn't be her," she said.
According to Le Salon de Beaute's Facebook page, in lieu of flowers an education trust has been established: The Yolanda Carr Memorial Fund, for her two boys Colin and Ethan. Contributions can be made at any M&T Bank branch, or may be mailed to: Le Salon de Beaute' c/o Memorial Fund, 105 Old Court Road, Pikesville, MD 21208.
jenah
10:23 pm on Friday, March 4, 2011
Beautiful article Ms. Metzner. Thank you for taking the time to say a kind word in these hard times. I know her family and friends as well as myself appreciate it more than words could express.
Janet Metzner
10:07 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2011
You're welcome Jenah, thank you for talking with me so we could give her the words she deserves. I regret that my path didn't cross hers until now.
Amy McShane
11:16 pm on Friday, March 4, 2011
I went to high school with Yolanda Brown Carr and remember her as always be kind and fun-loving. She had a wonderful laugh. I am saddened to hear of her passing. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, husband, and children.
M. Murray
11:15 am on Saturday, March 5, 2011
I am saddened to hear of the passing of Yolanda Carr. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. My thoughts and prayers go out to her husband, children and family.
Aunt Melma
Kcaram
2:03 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2011
Every month for the last 2 years, on a Wednesday I saw Yolanda. My hair always looked fabulous when I left her shop. She saw me through the death of my Dad , a serious surgery, and a broken relationship. I loved her. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, her boys, her husband. Her parents raised an amazing woman!! I thank God for the Moment that she was in my life.
God Bless
Karen
Teresa Barrett Dower
9:50 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2011
There is a hole somewhere inside of me when I think that I'll never see Yolanda's smiling face again. You take it for granted when you have seen someone every 4-6 weeks for the past almost 20 years that they will just always be there. Yolanda did my hair for my wedding and gave my son his first haircut (and every one since). She promised me she would never let my husband grow a mullet and I loved her for it. She was a joy. So funny and loving. You always felt like she was there just for you any day you walked in to her salon. My heart is so heavy and sad. The pain her husband, sons, family and coworkers must be in can only be unbearable. She was truly a light in this world. I know she is in Paradise but we will all feel her loss here.
I love you, Yolanda. Rest in peace, Dear Girl.
Teresa
Mary Malinowski Neidich
1:11 pm on Sunday, March 6, 2011
I just learned of Yolanda's death today. I am absolutely heartbroken. I have known her for over 15 years; she was more than just my stylist - she was truly my friend. Her eternal optimism, and genuine concern and interest in others is what truly made her shine. The world will be a much dimmer place without her in it.
My heart simply breaks for her family; I hope that those boys will always know just how special their mother was, and just how immensely she loved them. My thoughts and prayers are with all who are mourning her with me.
Yolanda, my dear, sweet friend...we shared so much together over the years, not the least of which was a birthday. From now until forever, September 30th will be a day that is my celebrating the blessing that you were in my life. I love you.
Susan
5:51 pm on Sunday, March 6, 2011
What sad news . She was so special!
Susan Rodgers
Cindy Kobbe
7:33 pm on Sunday, March 6, 2011
Yolanda was one of a kind indeed...she loved me and my kids as much as we loved her. We will miss her gentle spirit, crazy punch humor and belly laughs so very much. I have a picture of Yolanda doing Katie's first homecoming up-do and remember the time she and I cried over James' short haircut. Words cannot express how saddened we all are by her passing. We love you Miss April and Jenah... God's Speed
~Cindy Kobbe
14 year friendship
Donna B.
9:52 pm on Sunday, March 6, 2011
Yolanda was a beautiful soul. When I couldn't reach my son, she dyed his hair blue - gave him the "goth/emo" cut he wanted and all was good with his world...
May she rest in peace and her beautiful children find comfort somehow, someday in knowing how many hearts their mother touched.
~ Donna Bogash
jill
10:41 am on Monday, March 7, 2011
yolanda was so much more than our family's stylist. she was a wonderful friend ! i am so thankful that i have two beautiful videos of her giving each one of my sons their very first haircut. i will treasure our memories of her forever. life is so unfair. she was a treasure.
jill kamenetz
Michael Bennett
10:48 am on Monday, March 7, 2011
Yolanda cut my son Josh's hair for 7 years. She is one of the sweetest people we have ever known. She will be held forever in our hearts.
Michael and Josh Bennett
Joy Winchester
10:50 pm on Monday, March 7, 2011
Yolanda was a beautiful person inside and out, she was a inspiration to me and she always pushed me when it came to hair because she told me she saw how talented i was. She believed in me when i gave up on myself. She cared for me,and was there for me. She was the worlds greatest boss but in the salon she didnt seem like a boss to me, it felt like family.She will be missed by alot! and Loved by so much more..We will live on her dream ( the salon) and always remeber our beloved Yolanda.
-Joy winchester
Karen White
8:24 am on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Much sympathy to you Duane, and to your precious boys Colin and Ethan. Although we knew Yolanda just a short while we both admired and respected her for her talent and perseverance. We are all heartsick with you at the loss of your help mate and dear mother of your children. I regret that we will not be attending her memorial services but we will hold you in our prayers.
Sincerely,
Karen White and daughters Rosalyn and Sidney
Erlanger, Kentucky
ed
12:11 pm on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Yo,
see you in the next world.
Ed Reed
Zoe Carrubba
1:46 pm on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
I was there sat the 12 and every time you went in to the salon she made you feel welcomed. She always put a smile on your face when you entered the salon and is just a sad thing that she is gone know because she knew a lot of people that came to the salon. She did a great job on my hair and on any ones hair i think she was happy to make her dream come true to open the shalon. Every time every one steped in the salon they were always happy to be there in the salon and i know she was always happy to be at her job and she was a really good with hair and know that she will be missed by a lot of people at the salon and me.
Zoe Carrubba
Kisha M. Glenn
2:36 pm on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
In God's own way, he allows people to crosss your path. That is exactly what Yolanda Carr did. She and I meet while our sons were attending Cub Scouts. When you are participating in activities with your children, you begin to embrace each other and their children like family. Mrs. Carr did just that. She could always be counted to on to help when needed. She had the best interest of her sons at heart. It will be hard to spend the Friday night Den meetings without her. There were times when it would just be our sons working on a project, because the Carr's never missed a meeting. I pray that her family finds some peace in the wake of this tragedy. Mrs. Yolanda, you will be truly missed!
Dana Steiner
10:15 pm on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Yolanda's early departure from this world is yet another example of the saying "Only the good die young". When I think of her, I think of her smile, her warmth, and her genuine, down to earth nature. When I spoke to her, she seemed to understand me. Then again, I think she understood everyone.
Janet Metzner
12:25 pm on Thursday, March 10, 2011
Yolanda Carr's story is no longer on the front page of Pikesville Patch, but the memorial is still here. So many people have expressed on Patch expressed how saddened they are that she is gone. If you have feelings you haven't expressed, you can still add them onto the story. Sincerely, Janet, your Pikesville editor.
roni Koscik
4:35 am on Sunday, March 13, 2011
Duane, Colin, Ethan, and Uncle Frank:
We are so shocked and saddened to hear about Yolanda's terrible accident. She was truly a woman full of life and God's love. I loved her quick wit and sense of humor. We are sorry we could not make it to the funeral, but please know that we were there in spirit with Michael. Our prayers are with you.
Love, Cousin Roni and family