My condolences to her son and family.  Carol and I were colleagues at Solar Turbines for many years.  She was always kind and professional.  We've met up many times since our retirements and she will be missed by her many old friends!

Well I lost a very special woman in my life. I called her mom, Carol Ann Rubino past away March 10th 2024. Carol is my Aunt who took me in at age 10 and raised me.  Mom was an incredible, encouraging, sincere, giving, loving parent. That's one thing she was great at being a parent. Mom worked hard from the time she was a teenager through her adult life. Even while working she went back to college and got her degree. The one achievement I know she was most proud of.  Mom's next major achievement was finally getting her driver's license and buying her first car at age fourty. I thought how cool is that, she drove up in a new Monza with the biggest smile ever. One of my memories was taco night, it meant flying tortillas around the table, if you wanted one it was frisbeed at you. To this day three generations enjoy tacos the way she made them. I think I put her through the ringer from time to time. Seems like everytime we went to visit family or friends I would do something crazy get hurt and wind up leaving early because she had to take me to the hospital or home. I know it drove her nuts sorry mom. Mom always made birthdays/holidays special. Especially her Christmas cards with her trade mark calendars inside. Mom made them special for everyone. I loved nutcrackers who would have known she would send me one every Christmas for fifty four years. Mom loved bells so I sent her one every Christmas for  fifty four years. Ok correction fifty three years, I messed up while at college and forgot to send one. Mom never let me live that down each Christmas she would say your short one and we would laugh. Mom loved working at Solar Turbines, especially all her friends there. Mom was a traveler she shared all her trips with videos/albums/stories felt like we were with her.  Mom was always there too help especially with my twin girls and two sons. She loved them and they loved her. Mom I will miss our long talks they meant alot. Thxs for being mom, I love you, i miss you.  RIP Mom

Love you Aunt Carol. You will always be remembered. 

When I lived in California she would take me to baseball games , the movies or just plan dinner.  Those were the greatest days. I will also remember them. 
Rest in peace Carol. ❤❤❤❤

Aunty Carol will forever in my memory be remembered as one of the most giving, consistent, considerate, & genuinely kind souls I’ve ever known. I remember her bell collection, her taste & quality when it came to gifts she gave at holidays & birthdays, her exquisite taste in knickknacks & how she decorated her home. I remember after a long day at work she liked to relax with crackers, cheese, & wine. She may have relocated from the east coast to the west coast but that Boston accent never went away. Her love & pride of family, culture, & her roots was evident in everything she stood for. Her storytelling drew you in to a degree that you felt like you were there. She gave, gave, & gave some more. Those who are already on the other side I BELIEVE welcomed her with open arms & the Lord is happy once again to have her in his presence. Rest in Peace Aunty Carol! Thank you for all you gave to my children & me & all those you touched. The world lost a great soul but Heaven gained an angel. 
Love you Always,
Jill Kehaulani Thompson

We all lost a beautiful and generous soul on March 10th, 2024.  My mom, Carol Ann Rubino, born at the height of the Great Depression, and growing up during World War II, could never have imagined the life she would have, the people she would love, or the places she would see.  When I came along, she wasn't sure if she was ready to be a mom, but boy, let me tell you...she nailed it!  It was me and her against the world when we came to San Diego, from Boston, back in '64.  Stints at Dryer's Furniture and Honeywell eventually led to her dream job at Solar Turbines, retiring and un-retiring a couple of times, and ultimately finishing her career with a multi-year assignment to Belgium.  From there, she ended up seeing the world, including about 70% of Europe, capped off by her epic adventures to the Czar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, and then an amazing trip down the Nile and a tour of the Great Pyramids of Europe.  (Truth be told, her favorite city was Prague).  

As anyone reading this probably knows, Carol Rubino was the most unassuming, generous, and loving human being you could ever hope to know.  She ordered her life, as she did with her work, with spreadsheets.  She never missed a birthday or anniversary, and never met an expense she wouldn't document.  She helped so many people over the years, spiritually and financially, including family, friends, and others whom she loved.  She never wanted anything back, except maybe a thank you, and the knowledge that you were better off.

Being honest, and humble, and giving, and kind, were the virtues my mother treasured most.  You can honor my mother's life, by doing your very best, to do the same.

Sending our love, thoughts and prayers to Auntie Carol on her journey to her final and peaceful rest. We will always remember and miss her beautifully hand written Christmas cards, and the thoughtful and sweet person she was. May she rest peacefully with Heavenly Father. 

Love,
Spencer and Xochitl Rollins

My husband and I have heard many wonderful comments about Carol from her brother Walter. She was a brilliant woman who shared her love with her family. Walter and his wife Lora are going to miss their regular conversations and their mutual love of chocolate covered strawberries. She will be missed greatly but her faith and confidence in eternity will be an encouragement.

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Carol Ann Rubino

August 31, 1936 – March 10, 2024

El Camino Memorial - Sorrento Valley & Memorial Park

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