Candice “Candie” Ann Robertson, 75, of Whispering Pines, North Carolina passed away on Jan. 14 at her home with her daughters by her side.
Candice was born in New York City to Ruth and Charles “Bud” O’Keefe on May 22, 1949. She grew up on Long Island, graduating from Seton Hall high school in Patchogue, New York in 1967 before going on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography-cartography from Briarcliff College.
Candice Robertson, 75, passed away Jan. 14, her Darien wake will take place on Feb. 6, and her Darien funeral on Feb. 7.
Candice enjoyed a varied and fulfilling professional career beginning as a cartographer for environmental consulting firms representing major oil companies, later teaching tennis with Dick Gould in Palo Alto and, prior to her retirement, working for the Darien Board of Education for almost 20 years.
A lifelong sportswoman, Candice excelled in her younger years in swimming, softball, field hockey and basketball. Later, she developed a passion for tennis, paddle, golf — in the 1980s, her 30s — and pickleball. Along the way, she collected varsity letters, awards, and trophies, including club championships at Silvermine Golf Club, member guest titles at Southward Ho, and prestigious wins at the Jeanne White Open.
The collection Candice valued most was her friends and family — children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Together with them she found joy in reading, opera, theatre (especially musicals), travel, the New York Times Connections puzzle and, of course, golf.
Candice is survived by her brothers, Kevin, Colin and Greg O’Keefe; her daughters, Lindsay (Gene) Previdi and Kelsey (Jonathan) Webster; her grandchildren, CJ and Pearson Previdi; and grand-dogs, Poppy and Mullen Previdi. She was predeceased by her grand-pug, Victoria Elizabeth Robertson-Webster.
Memorial services will be held at Wee Burn Country Club at 3 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 7 at and at The Country Club of Whispering Pines in Whispering Pines, North Carolina on at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Visitation will be held at Lawrence Funeral Home from 3 to 7 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 6 and at Boles Funeral Home in Southern Pines, North Carolina from 3 to 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10.
Memorial donations may be made to GI Immunotherapy Research Fund and Girls Golf LPGA*USGA.
— an obituary from Lawrence Funeral Home where online condolences may be left