Carolyn Louise Conrad of Needville, TX, passed peacefully on June 18, 2022. She was born in Needville, TX on September 26, 1935, to Natalie Louise Kneitz and Clarence “Bubba” Gregory. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Ronald Gregory and Joseph Gregory. She is survived by her husband, Roland Conrad; her son Russell “Rusty” Conrad; daughter-in-law, Debbie Conrad; her grand-daughter, Kathryn Conrad; her brother M. C. Gregory and his wife Alice Gregory plus many nieces, nephews, and cousins; along with her life-long best friends, Shirley Teykl and Roxy Graeber and their families. She graduated from Needville High School. She had a passion for sports, specifically softball and volleyball. She was a member of the 1956 US Volleyball Team and competed internationally at the World Tournament in Paris France representing the US Volleyball Association before volleyball was an Olympic sport. She was a six-time All-American and named Woman Volleyball Player of the Year in. . .