Karen, aka Karen Marie Barrett, dedicated her life to the telecommunications industry for nearly fifty years. She first went to work in 1970 at Pacific NW Bell, as a Directory Assistance Operator. And at the time of her death, she was working for Centurylink Communications as a Senior Network Engineer. Sadly, Karen died at her home in Everett on January 4th, 2020. She was 68 years old.
Her obituary can be found here.