Originally published in The Greyhound, Loyola University Maryland’s online news source.
On Nov. 4, Angela DeCarlo ’19 passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. DeCarlo was a global studies major, and she pursued a journalism minor. She served as The Greyhound’s copy chief from the fall of 2016 to the spring of 2018.
Prior to her college career, DeCarlo was the stories chief of John Carroll High School’s award-winning newspaper, The Patriot, in Bel Air, Md. During her time on the staff, the publication received numerous awards ranging from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Hybrid Publication Silver Crown award to an All-American rating from the National Scholastic Press Association.
Her former English and journalism teachers Mr. Nicholas Attanasio and Mr. Mark Ionescu remember her as an outstanding student and a meticulous editor with an incredible eye for detail and a thorough knowledge of language.
“Angela was always best at making things better. As a copy editor on our high school newspaper, the importance of her job was often underestimated or even ignored, but in truth her calling was both challenging and immensely important,” Ionescu said. “She had to make the paper, and the people on it, the best possible versions of themselves.”
But of course, DeCarlo’s ability to inspire people to see their own potential went far beyond the newsroom at John Carroll.
“In her three years as my student, I never saw her be anything other than unfailingly positive and kind to those around her. No one ever left a conversation with Angela without feeling a little better about themselves,” Attanasio said.
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