Carol Lee Bick Tolley (June 19, 1923 to April 6, 2016), passed away peacefully at the Westhampton Care Center at the age of 92.
Daughter of Henry Bick and Rosamond Hicks Lee, sister of twin brother Alan, who predeceased her. Marriage to Edward P. Tolley Jr., of Glen Ellyn, IL, in 1954, ended in divorce. Beloved mother of Alexandra Tolley, Brook Tolley Confort, Edward P. Tolley III and Caroline Tolley. Greatest grandmom to Caitlin and Caroline Confort, Perry, Maggie and Reid Tolley, and Drew and Blaise Malabre. Grew up in Kew Gardens, NY, and attended Richmond Hill High School where she was valedictorian of the class of 1941. She graduated with 
honors from Skidmore College in 1945, with a BA in English and a varsity letter in diving. Graduated with a MA in 1946 from the Columbia University School of Arts and Sciences. She went on to have a successful career as managing editor of Tide Magazine, a business publication in New York City for the advertising industry.
She raised her children in Port Washington, NY, where she was president of the Flower Hill School PTA, as well as president of the Parents Council in the 1970s and was an early advocate for girls’ athletics at Schreiber High School under Title IX. She was a longtime member of the Quogue Field Club, the Quogue Beach Club and the Port Washington Yacht Club, where she enjoyed sailing in Manhasset Bay.
In addition to her children and grandchildren, she is survived by Michael P. Confort Jr., Therese Kennedy Tolley, John Malabre and her grand-dog, Hamlet.
Her happiest times were spent with her family in her summer cottage in Quogue, NY, where she also enjoyed sitting on the beach under her favorite “Quogue blue” sky.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Quogue Library by accessing the library’s webpage at www.quoguelibrary.org or by mail to the Quogue Library, P.O. Box 5036, Quogue, NY, 11959, Attention: Memorial Giving/Carol Bick Tolley.
A celebration of her life will be held over the summer for friends and extended family to pay their respects.
