text: The President's stepmother, Carrie A. Brown Coolidge, married his father, the Colonel in September 1891. She had been an active participant in the life of Plymouth for many years. Loving him as her own son, Calvin's stepmother would be another great influence for good in his life at a crucial time. Of her he once said, "For thirty years she watched over me and loved me, welcoming me when I went home, writing me often when I was away, and encouraging me in all my efforts." She passed away in 1920 just before his election to the Vice-Presidency.