KARLA HOLLENCAMP
FROM WIDOW TO WILLOW
Karla led a charmed life. Born in California, raised in Maryland, Karla came to Dayton, Ohio for college and stayed for marriage and family. Building a career in writing, marketing, publishing and printing, she balanced a home and work life with her husband, attorney Art Hollencamp. Their three children got their advanced degrees, good jobs and spouses and children. Art was at the top of his legal career. Then, just as the retirement they’d worked hard for was in sight, Art was diagnosed with Stage Four Esophageal Cancer. He died in 2015. Since then Karla has worked with Calvary Cemetery creating community events like Angel Night; as a tour guide and educational workshop leader for school groups visiting Carillon Park and most recently at The Modern College of Design as an enrollment coordinator.