Carrie Elisabeth (May) Argueta

Carrie was born in Indianapolis, IN on May 19, 1977, to Jane Mitchell May and Marshall Douglas May. At age 5, she moved with her family to Rocky Mount, NC. She graduated from Rocky Mount Academy in 1995. She attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and she spent her summers in Grassy Key, FL participating in a dolphin therapy program for special needs children. She graduated from UNCW in 2001 with a BS in Marine Biology and a BA in Psychology. After college she moved to Colorado where she taught special needs children and earned her master’s degree in special education and autism from the University of Colorado Denver.

She met her husband, Fabrizio P. Argueta, of 20 years in Denver, CO. They married in 2004 in Maui, HI and had their reception in Vail, CO. they enjoyed camping, skiing, hiking, and summiting 14,000 ft peaks. They lived the best of the mountain life for many years. In 2012 she moved to Jacksonville, Florida where she lived the “Salt Life”. From Destin to Jacksonville, Palm Coast to Key West, Sarasota and more, she experienced the best of Florida. She taught children with special needs and started a successful respite care business called Carrie’s Care Respite that looked after many families and individuals in Jacksonville and Orlando. She was active with the PEO sisterhood since 2007.

She was a shining example of selflessness and dedicated much of her life to helping others in any way she could. She approached every act of kindness with genuine warmth and empathy. Carrie always had a joyful and adventurous spirit, loved her large extended family and circle of friends, and loved to travel and explore new places.

During her courageous battle with gastric cancer, she was active in, and a mentor for, Debbie’s Dream Foundation, a gastric and rare cancer advocacy foundation. In February 2024, Carrie and her husband, along with many others, lobbied Congress on behalf of Debbie’s Dream Foundation and gastric cancer.

She is survived by her husband, Fabrizio Argueta, her mother, Jane May, her brother Jeffrey May (Donna) and nephew Connor and niece Alexandra. She is also survived by a large loving family of aunts, uncles, and cousins known as the “M Cubed” family (May, Mitchell, Montgomery).

Carrie’s memorial service will be at Noon on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Sauls Funeral Home, Bluffton, SC, followed by a celebration of life at the Riverbend Club House in Sun City. Family will greet friends from 11:00 am until Noon on Tuesday, May 27th. Burial will be private and next to her father at St. Luke’s Cemetery in Bluffton, SC.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the following organizations:

Debbie’s Dream Foundation https://debbiesdream.org/

Hope for Stomach Cancer https://stocan.org/

Debbie's Dream Foundation
Web: https://debbiesdream.org/

Hope for Stomach Cancer
Web: https://stocan.org/