Carrie Leitner Schmitt

Caroline Jane Leitner Schmitt, 29, of Tallahassee, passed away on July 10, 2023 in her sleep. Carrie was born on May 13, 1994 to Philip Marshall Leitner and Dr. Cynthia Cross Leitner in Gainesville, Florida. A few years later, Carrie and her parents welcomed her little sister Kelly Marie Leitner to the family. Fastest girl on the field and senior year Captain, Number 51, Carrie was a star lacrosse midfielder at Buchholz High School before leaving town to study Business at the Gainesville rival Florida State University. While in Tallahassee, Carrie rescued a 3-year-old Chihuahua mix, Dallas. Carrie and Dallas were inseparable, only parting company for Carrie to work or go to class. Carrie graduated a proud Seminole in May 2017. In March 2017, Carrie met her future spouse. Instead of a knight riding a white horse, Carrie met her uber driver in a Volkswagen outside Texas Roadhouse. Carrie and Brendon fell in love, and married in front of family and friends in Havana, Florida on January 7, 2023. Together Carrie and Brendon rescued Chihuahua mix litter mates Claire-aline Jane and Daizy Mae, as well as a lucky black Hemingway cat San Antonio “Tony”. For the last four years, as the Human Resources Director, Carrie has been a pivotal component at Elder Care Services (ECS), in Tallahassee, ensuring ECS was staffed and running smoothly to help provide the most shining golden years to the seniors in the Leon County area. Carrie loved living life to the fullest. A firecracker herself, Carrie was an avid camper, and would never let a campfire smolder out on her watch. Carrie loved kayaking, and like most good Floridians, could spot a gator from 20 yards away, and would paddle closer just to take in the beauty in nature many would find frightening. Carrie’s heart was filled with so much love for animals, going so far as to name the owl that would hoot off her balcony at sunset, and catching and naming every stray she could find. Carrie was predeceased by her mother Dr. Cynthia Leitner, her grandmother Julia Leitner, her grandfather G.P. Leitner, her grandfather Dr. Roland Cross, her Grandmother Helen Cross, her aunt Helen Leitner-Ingrao, her nanny and surrogate grandmother Elizabeth Loraine Porter Hines, and her beloved sidekick, and fur-ever best friend, Dallas Leitner. She is survived by her husband Brendon Schmitt, her father Philip Marshall Leitner, her sister Kelly Marie Leitner, her goddaughter Everlee Chase Glass, her godparents Bob and Gale Hockman and countless friends who have become family. A Celebration to Honor the Life of Carrie will be Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM, at Northwoods Church, 3762 Capital Circle NW, Tallahassee, FL 32303. The family will begin receiving friends at 1:30 PM, and will visit with friends at the conclusion of the Celebration. Flowers can be trusted to Young-Fulford Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Carrie’s name to the Leon County Humane Society, an organization that loves animals almost as much as Carrie did. The family is being assisted by Jackie Fulford, Skip Young and James Sircy, of Young Fulford Funeral Home and Crematory, Tallahassee, Florida. 850.610.4444

Carrie Leitner Schmitt

May 13, 1994 - July 10, 2023