Episode 270: The Suffering of Anxiety with Karl Ross
Send a text Karl Ross and his sister, Cheryl, were born at the U.S. Navy Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. They spent their early years in Kentucky until their father was discharged from the Navy, after which the family moved to New Jersey to be closer to his mother’s side of the family. During Karl’s early years, his parents divorced and went their separate ways. Karl was raised on welfare and food stamps until his mother, through hard work and dedication while attending college, graduated f...
Karl Ross and his sister, Cheryl, were born at the U.S. Navy Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. They
spent their early years in Kentucky until their father was discharged from the Navy, after which the
family moved to New Jersey to be closer to his mother’s side of the family. During Karl’s early
years, his parents divorced and went their separate ways. Karl was raised on welfare and food
stamps until his mother, through hard work and dedication while attending college, graduated from
Bergen Community College and secured a position with the county elections office.
In the early 1980s, Karl began coaching while also becoming involved in the fire department. During
this time, he met his wife, Nancy, at their high school while she was still a junior. Karl and Nancy
have been married for 41 years and have three children and six grandchildren.
Karl went on to serve in the fire department, retiring in 2007 after many years of service.
Throughout his fire service career, he held numerous officer positions and ultimately rose to the
rank of Chief of the Department in 1997.
Karl began coaching football at the local recreational level in 1983 and eventually served as both
head coach and president of the program for several years. During that time, he coached in 14
Super Bowls, winning eight. He later advanced to the high school level, where he coached teams to
six state sectional titles in football and baseball, winning five of them, in addition to capturing seven
league championships.
Karl retired from his professional career in 2020 after 34 years of service with the Carlstadt
Department of Public Works. In his later years, he has faced significant personal challenges,
including cancer affecting his immediate family beginning in 2014. He lost his younger sister,
Cheryl, in 2019, followed three months later by his stepfather, Richard, in August 2019. In
November 2019, his mother, Barbara, was diagnosed with cancer and passed away in 2021. In
December 2023, Karl himself was diagnosed with cancer and continues to battle the disease today.
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