Carolyn Louise Wielgus (Arnold) passed away peacefully at the age of 79 with her husband Jack at her side on Sept. 24, 2025, after a valiant battle with lung cancer. 

She is predeceased by her parents, Merlin and Yvonne Arnold, and her brother Kenneth Arnold. 

She is survived by her husband and many nephews and nieces. 

Carolyn was a psychologist who worked as a school psychologist in Illinois, and then as the psychologist for the Child Development Clinic in Roanoke, and finally in private practice in Lexington.  She was known for her professional thoroughness and absolute dedication to her young patients, an authentic "catcher in the rye." Carolyn didn’t just practice psychology, she practiced humanity. Being such a woman, she left behind a legacy of lives changed, futures reclaimed, and innocence preserved. An entire life marked by a compassionate and loving connection with all living creatures, human and non human, will long be remembered. 

Memorials may be made to Connections Plus Hospice of Lexington, Angels of Assisi Pet Clinic and Adoption Center (Roanoke) or the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.