Blaine Paul Carroll January 6, 1924 - March 1, 2015

Blaine Paul Carroll was born in Bend, at home, on January 6, 1924. He passed away on March 1, 2015.

Blaine and family soon after moved to Burns, Oregon for three years where George, their father, had a car repair garage.

After Burns, the family moved to Stockton, California, living there for three years. Blaine attended third and fourth grade there.

From California, the family moved to Sisters in 1933. George Carroll, their father, worked for the highway department, and also built houses and other structures around Central Oregon. Blaine attended grade school and graduated from Sisters High School in 1941.

After high school, in 1943, Blaine was drafted into the Army.

Place of entry was Portland.

His rank was Technician Fourth Grade 219th QM SR CO (Buck Sergeant).

Because he had poor eyesight, he was exempted from combat duty.

Appointed as a clothing repair foreman 234, he served with his company in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.

He received the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Good Conduct Medal, and Victory Medal, as well as a lapel button issued ASR Score (Sept. 2, 1945).

He attained to marksman on a 1917 Enfield Riffle.

Upon the conclusion of the war he was released from the Army on April 2, 1946, at Fort Lewis, Washington.

After coming home, Blaine enrolled in Portland State University. Working his way through school on a GI grant and doing two jobs, he graduated with an MBA in business and accounting. He then lived for two years in Newport, Oregon, and also in Port Orford for a short time, doing taxes and bookkeeping.

Moving back to Sisters, he did accounting and tax work for 55 years around Central Oregon and also supplemented his income by selling wood.

Blaine was a very generous and giving person. Having many widows who were wood customers, he often waived his fees for them. He also bought many groceries for his father and his sister's family and supplied clothes and other items on a regular basis for his many nieces and nephews.

Blaine will be sorely missed by all who loved him.

Blaine is survived by his sister Naomi Smith of Sisters; brother Orville Carroll of Rome, NY; nephews Jeff and Mike Smith, Jimmy and Westley Williams; and nieces Jan Kroeker, Laurie Wright, Sunny Phillips, and Margie Daniels.