To Bruce, David, and family , my sincere condolences. Although small in stature, Dorothy was a giant amongst those who knew her. She certainly let her presence be known and was most certainly received in a positive light on the vast majority of occasions. As you may know, she was my teacher (best ever) in grade seven, my bowling coach, and a constant at my hockey games.. She was a wonderful friend. Most recently, she arrived in Sydney in February only to learn that her luggage didn't. I was honoured that 60 years after we met, she would call me to render assistance. Took her to The Bay, then to the hospital to see her beloved sister, Wendy. Oh yes , I provided her with N95 masks... She was a dear friend ! David Bruce Edwards

Bruce, David and all of your family, I send my deepest condolences for your loss.

I have fond memories of Dorothy in Ras Tanura. She was a very good friend!

May she Rest In Peace!

Bruce and David,

Susan and I wish to let you know how much we loved Dorothy and how much she will be missed by us both. We first met her as you know when we came to Saudi Arabia in 1980 to work for Aramco. In those early days we became good friends and this continued after leaving when she lived in Scottsdale for many years. Our friendship only grew close during those years and in the years she returned here on visits after she moved back to Calgary. She was indeed our dear friend and she will be in memory forever.

Much love to you both in your time of grief.

Rob and Susan Truiit

Bruce and David I wanted to express my deepest condolences for your loss. Dorothy was very caring, sweet, and funny. She was definitely a big part of our family.

To Bruce, David and the family, please accept our deepest sympathy. I first met Dorothy 1980 in Arabia and throughout the years, no matter where we connected - Ras Tanura, Boston, London or Scottsdale, Arizona, our lives were brightened and forever left with memories of happiness. Dorothy was a firecracker that sparkled with love and energy and boundless witticism. And as she once said to us as myself, Susan Truitt and she all stood in line for an hour for Easter Services at Westminster Abbey, "you best enjoy this as it will probably be the one and only time the 3 of us will be in church together". There can never be another Dorothy and I am truly thankful to have been in her life and will miss her dearly. What a fine lady. And she made the damn best cherry pie!

Rest in Peace Dorothy

Dolly and David Goodwin

Scottsdale, Arizona

I liked Dorothy. We enjoyed many good times on the occasions we visited in Calgary. I appreciated her quick wit and good mind, and the way she graciously welcomed me into the family.

I saw this prose poem several years ago, and it struck a chord with me. Something about the spirit in it reminds me of Dorothy:

Epitaph...

When I die

Give what’s left of me away.

And if you need to cry,

Cry for your brother

Walking the street beside you

And when you need me,

Put your arms

Around anyone

And give to them

What you need to give to me.

I want to leave you something,

Something better

Than words

Or sounds.

Look for me

In the people I’ve known

Or loved,

And if you cannot give me away,

At least let me live in your eyes

And not on your mind.

You can love me most

By letting

Hands touch hands

By letting

Bodies touch bodies

And by letting go

Of children

That need to be free.

Love doesn’t die,

People do.

So, when all that’s left of me

Is love,

Give me away.

By Merrit Malloy

Bob MacDonnell

Like her own mother before her, Dorothy dearly loved her offspring. Our boys were the centre of her life, and when they both went off to college she missed them dreadfully. They made the two of us proud (at least most of the time, eh?) and neither of us would have traded either of them for all of the proverbial tea in China. And for Nova Scotians that says something!

In later years, the boys knew their mother better than I did, as they spent most of their life with her. My years with her were the early years, when 'youse guys' were home, in New Glasgow, Dartmouth and Ras Tanura. Mira summers were always special to all of us. And we all enjoyed seeing a lot of the world as we took the long way home from Saudi Arabia every year. David will probably never forget the machine guns in Syria and Bruce won't forget the house built over the water's edge in Kefalonia.

All of the adjectives I've seen written on posts and emails about Dorothy are reasonably applied - brave, courageous, crusty, determined, feisty, friendly, happy, independent, intelligent, loving, proud, strong, vivacious. She certainly lived life to the full.

She will be missed greatly.

Our sincere sympathies to Bruce; David and families for their loss.

We knew Dorothy many years years back in Nova Scotia but regret that we lost contact when she moved away.

She was a proud, independent lady who never hesitated to blaze her own trail.

May she rest in peace.

Winston & Trudy MacDonald

Ottawa, Ontario