Adalina E. Carter MD

Dr. Adalina E. Carter, MD, a devoted servant of God, healer, and mother to many, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2025, at the age of 74. She was a woman whose life radiated purpose, faith, and compassion.

Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Adalina grew up in a lively and loving family with three sisters and two brothers. Her deep-rooted love for learning and a calling to help others led her across the Atlantic to Spain, where she earned her medical degree from the University of Zaragoza. What began as a passion for science blossomed into a lifelong mission of service.

Her distinguished medical career carried her across Puerto Rico, Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, and Washington State. For over 30 years, our beloved mother, Dr. Carter served faithfully in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, offering care to those who had sacrificed so much for their country. Patients, colleagues, and communities alike knew her not only for her clinical excellence but for her unwavering compassion and gentle strength.

Though medicine was her profession, her true vocation was love — the kind of love modeled by Jesus Christ. Dr. Carter’s ministry touched countless lives, not with grand gestures, but with quiet prayers, open arms, and a home where all were welcome. Her faith was not only professed, it was lived — in every patient she comforted, every child she nurtured, and every stranger she made feel seen.

She was a proud and devoted mother to us, her three children, and a doting grandmother to seven grandchildren, each of whom carries a part of her spirit forward. But her family extended far beyond biology — Adalina was a mother figure to many, offering guidance, kindness, and a steady presence to all who needed it.

Those who knew her will remember her laugh, her wisdom, her fierce belief in God’s plan, and the way she made people feel known and loved. She leaves behind a legacy of grace, service, and faith that will continue to bear fruit for generations.

Dr. Adalina E. Carter is survived by her three beloved children, her seven grandchildren, and the countless lives she blessed along the way.

In honoring her life, we celebrate our mother who gave endlessly, loved fiercely, and lived her faith with quiet grace and power.