By Ron Templin
Jazz singer Jeanne Carroll suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday, Austus 7, 2011, while she was performing on stage with her daughter Karen Carroll at the 11th Annual Blues Oan Daa Stoazze in Hamme, Belgium.
At approx. 9,30 pm GMT+1, while into the fourth song “All Of Me," Jeanne collapsed. Fortunately, the members of the blues society, that hosted the festival were policemen and firemen and within seven seconds emergency personal began resuscitation. During the next 45 minutes Jeanne fought for her life. The emergency personnel never gave up on her and Jeanne never gave up on her daughter who kept calling her name.
Once she was stable enough to be transported she was moved to the nearest hospital. Then after 90 minutes of examination, she was moved 20 kilometers to OLV Ziekenhuis in Aalst Belgums, the finest cardiac care hospital in Europe. Jeanne continued to fight for another two days and at 8,30 pm GMT+1 on Tuesday August 9, 2011 Albertha Jeanne Carroll passed away.
She will be missed by her three children Kenny, Karen and Michael Carroll; her five grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and all who loved her around the world.
Jazz singer Jeanne Carroll suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday, Austus 7, 2011, while she was performing on stage with her daughter Karen Carroll at the 11th Annual Blues Oan Daa Stoazze in Hamme, Belgium.
At approx. 9,30 pm GMT+1, while into the fourth song “All Of Me," Jeanne collapsed. Fortunately, the members of the blues society, that hosted the festival were policemen and firemen and within seven seconds emergency personal began resuscitation. During the next 45 minutes Jeanne fought for her life. The emergency personnel never gave up on her and Jeanne never gave up on her daughter who kept calling her name.
Once she was stable enough to be transported she was moved to the nearest hospital. Then after 90 minutes of examination, she was moved 20 kilometers to OLV Ziekenhuis in Aalst Belgums, the finest cardiac care hospital in Europe. Jeanne continued to fight for another two days and at 8,30 pm GMT+1 on Tuesday August 9, 2011 Albertha Jeanne Carroll passed away.
She will be missed by her three children Kenny, Karen and Michael Carroll; her five grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and all who loved her around the world.
