Carol is survived by her children, Steven Gossh and his wife Alodie of Wallington; and Lynette Arena of High Bridge; her mother, Elizabeth G. Richards of Whitehouse. She also leaves behind her siblings Paul Richards of Bloomsbury; Rick Richards of Calif.;

These children are like me,” she said. On 4 January, 17-year-old Mukandayisenga Alodie attended the summit in Kigali. "We are very happy, as children with disabilities, to attend this meeting because during the last meetings we were not invited,” she said.