Surrounded by his family in love and song, Carter F Knox joined his heavenly father on April 29, 2014. He was raised in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Gresham and California. In adulthood, Carter worked his way up through the Fred Meyer/Kroger Corp, eventually becoming Vice President of Human Resources in 2002. In 2006 he joined OfficeMax in Naperville, IL as Senior VP of Human Resources, and in 2010 became the Exec VP and Chief Human Resource Officer for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in Montvale, NJ. He retired in 2013 to make his home in Sandy, OR where the majority of his family resides. Carter attended Gresham High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Marylhurst University in OR. He had a generous heart and a positive, robust nature that attracted those with whom he came in contact. His genuine love of others was very evident in his mission which was “to bring the ‘Heart of Jesus’ to Corporate America”.
Carter, who was committed strongly to his family, is survived by his daughters Lillian Carrillo, Sandy, OR, and Catherine Knox, Beaverton, OR; his son Anthony Knox and wife Teah, Lacey, WA; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild; his wife and childhood sweetheart Patricia (Surmeyer); his brother Steve Knox and wife Lee, Shrewsbury, MA; and his extended family, The Surmeyers. The Knox Family expresses a thank you and blessing to all of those who were a part of Carter’s life – family and friends – in fun and at work.
A memorial service for Carter will be held at 11am on Friday, May 30, St Michael’s Catholic Church, Sandy, OR. A celebration of his life at the parish hall will follow.