Carol Ann Ford-Duncan, 70, passed away January 15, 2024.

Carol was born in Kalispell Montana November 13, 1953 to Alvin and Hazel Sihrer. Everyone that knew Carol would agree that she always pushed the envelope and was not someone to follow the rules. Many things she did in life were simply because they were out of the ordinary, or people said they couldn’t be done.

Carol attended Flathead High School in Kalispell. Eager to see more things, she moved to Spokane Washington and began working for Kaiser Aluminum. While living in Spokane she married Eugene Meyer, and they had their son, Eric, in 1974. Carol worked at Kaiser for several decades, during which time she met her second husband, Charles Ford. They were married for 16 years. Carol and Chuck were both avid car collectors, having purchased and restored many classic cars. Carol’s pride and joy was her 1968 Corvette. Many people of Spokane knew Carol was on the road when the blue streak flew down Trent Avenue with the T-tops off on the way to work at Kaiser. Carol and Chuck also had a 1963 Nova wagon race car they raced at Raceway Park in Airway Heights, Washington. Although she loved her cars and this time in her life, the best thing she gained from it was her stepson, Bruce, who she cared for like her own son.

Carol eventually left Kaiser when the company entered bankruptcy. She decided she wanted to give politics a try. She ran a great campaign for Washington State Representative but was unsuccessful at the effort. She gathered a significant amount of support for a first time political run and attended many political events in Olympia. During this time she met Anthony Duncan and they were married in 1997.

Carol and Tony, along with her son Bruce, decided to open a small business, an internet site for socializing called Planet X. During the time of running Planet X they made many good friends and had a lot of great times. Planet X had hundreds of members who formed a 2nd family to Carol, and many people formed families of their own from those whom they met there. Carol, “Mama Thunder,” was always ready to welcome anyone new into the fold. She organized many social activities, parties, and fundraisers to help in any way she could.

To take the business one step further, they opened one of Spokane’s first internet cafés, Koffee.com. It was a place you could buy coffee, sandwiches, and reserve computer time to surf the internet. Many of their friends from Planet X would hang out at the Café and play both online and board games like Magic and Dungeons and Dragons. The café stayed open for several years but did not make enough money to sustain itself.

After the café closed, Carol and Tony moved to Kenmore, Washington where Carol had several jobs, including being a bus driver for King County transit and ultimately working for the Postal Service. As she always did, Carol made many amazing friends during her time at the Post Office. Each year she was passionately active with their winter food drive. During her off hours, she would often visit the homes of elderly people on her route, bringing entertainment and food.

Carol was always a hard worker. Although she began having challenges with her health the last several years, she continued to work until her passing.

She is survived by her sisters Cathy and Beth, sons Eric (wife Colleen) and Bruce (husband RJ), and her grandchildren Brittany and Madison. She will be missed.

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