On Thursday, actor Alec Baldwin took to Instagram to announce that his mother, who is also the grandmother of Hailey Bieber and Ireland Baldwin, has sadly passed away.
In a post dedicated to his loving mom, Alec wrote, “It is with the deepest regret that my family posts the following statement,” Alec began. “Carol M. Baldwin, mother of actors Alec, Daniel, William, and Stephen Baldwin and two daughters, Elizabeth [Keuchler] and Jane [Sasso], died today in Syracuse, New York.”
“Born Carol Newcomb Martineau, in Syracuse on December 15, 1929, she was the child of Roy and Marion Martineau and had one brother, Daniel, and five sisters, Patricia, Joan, Diane, Louise and Rebecca. She met her future husband, Alexander R. Baldwin Jr., of Brooklyn, NY, while both attended Syracuse University. In 1954, Alec, as the father was also called, moved the family to Long Island where he taught history and coached football and riflery at Massapequa High School until his death, at age 55, in 1983.
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Carol Baldwin raised her children and, when her last was a teenager, went to work in marketing research for a firm called Quick Test, operating out of a local shopping mall.
In 1991, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After she survived, she joined with a group of Long Island-wide breast cancer support groups to launch an effort with SUNY Stony Brook. With the support of the university’s then president, Shirley Strum Kenny, the Carol M Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund was opened on the campus at Stony Brook. Another chapter was started some years later in cooperation with SUNY Upstate Universityv. The combined efforts have raised millions of dollars for the cause.”
Alec added, “My mother taught me about second acts. And third ones, too. She spent the last 25 years of her life as a fighter and a champion for the cause to which she devoted so much energy. We are all enormously proud of her accomplishments.”
“In addition to her six children, Carol has 25 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Information regarding memorial arrangements will be forthcoming,” the post concluded.
Fans have been sending prayers and offering their condolences in the comment section. Hailey Bieber commented a white heart emoji under the post. She also reposted Alec’s announcement on her Instagram Story with the caption, “We love you grandma.” One fan also wrote under the comment section, “Alec I am so very sorry. Your mother was truly inspiring in the joy she brought to life and her battle with Breast Cancer. I am sending you and your entire family condolences and my deepest sympathy.”
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