Meghan Carter

Meghan Kelly Carter passed away on December 21st, 2019 at age 35 in Ann Arbor, Michigan due to complications of the Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Acute Myeloid Leukemia cancers that she lived with for more than 3 years. Meghan was born on January 5th, 1984 to parents Susan Marie Moore and Phillip Reed Mathes. She attended Harry S. Truman High School in Taylor, Michigan, where she was part of the marching band color guard, and student council; during that time she made many friends that she considered to be like family, whether they lived a few cities away, or across the country. Meghan later went on to complete both a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from The University of Michigan - Dearborn. Throughout college she was a proud and active member of her Sorority, Phi Sigma Sigma. It was through Phi Sig that Meghan made countless lifelong friends, while enjoying both social and philanthropic activities. She remained active within the organization after graduation through volunteering and participating in alumnae events, and she was close with many of her sisters throughout her 20’s and 30’s, especially the "brunch and stuff" ladies. After graduation, Meghan spent several years working in commercial financing before landing her dream career in a public accounting firm. Working in data analytics and solving client problems was something she felt very passionate about. Although she had to take a great deal of time off work towards the end of her life, Meghan was always fond of her coworkers and looked forward to someday rejoining the office. In 2013, Meghan felt fortunate to meet her true soul mate, her Sweet, Alan Carter; she only ever wished they had met sooner in life. With Meghan's Neuroendocrine Carcinoma diagnosis coming only 7 weeks before their wedding, the majority of Alan's time as husband included the title of caregiver as well. The couple used their unique situation as an opportunity to strengthen their relationship. Meghan passionately enjoyed music, traveling, and cats in no particular order. She was deeply saddened to have to rehome her two cats — Oscar and Malcolm — due to complications of her leukemia, but was so grateful to have found such a loving home for them. She continued to travel until it became medically prohibited, but attended concerts and comedy shows locally well after that point. In 2017 she was able to travel to and attend seven Dashboard Confessional concerts, even meeting lead singer Chris Carrabba on several occasions; in total she was able to see her favorite musician play live more than 20 times over the course of her life. Meghan is survived by her husband Alan Carter, her mother Susan Moore (nee Standafer), her father Phillip Mathes, her siblings: Kathryn (Gordon III) Tower, Lauren Moore, Curtis (Kim) Mathes, Phillip Jr. "Butch" Mathes, and Michael Mathes, as well as her in-laws: Julian, Antoinette, Kristin, and Neil Carter. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews: Adrian, Gordon IV, Harrison, Jason, Tristan, Peyton, Christopher, Nicholas, and Nevaeh, her cats Oscar and Malcolm, and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends that she loved dearly. She is predeceased by her grandparents Marion "Al" Standafer, Evelyn "Darlene" Lapansie, James Marvin, Elsa Lee, and her brother Thomas Mathes. In life, Meghan never cared much for receiving flowers, and she has requested that in lieu of floral arrangements for her service, donations be made either to her estate to assist with funeral costs, or to one of the following amazing organizations that helped her throughout her treatment including: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, The Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, Healing Net Foundation, or The Net Research Foundation. Links to the charities below. The visitation is on Friday, December 27th from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, located at 705 W. 11 Mile Rd. in Royal Oak, Michigan. The funeral service will be on the following Saturday, December 28th at 11:00AM at Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home and will proceed to Oakview Cemetery. Charities: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – Michigan Chapter https://www.lls.org/mi Children’s Leukemia Society of Michigan https://leukemiamichigan.org/ The Healing NET Foundation https://www.thehealingnet.org/ Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation https://netrf.org/ Donations to cover funeral costs: https://paypal.me/MegCarter Register on the national Bone Marrow Registry: https://bethematch.org/ Schedule yourself for platelet donation with the American Red Cross: https://www.redcrossblood.org/giveplatelets.html

Meghan Carter

January 5, 1984 - December 21, 2019