Dorothy Lynn Desjarlais
December 17, 1948 - May 6th, 2010
Dorothy encouraged everyone to do the best they could
with the tools they were given. Friends and family held
high importance with her, and she made sure to be
available to any of them whenever they needed her.
A supportive mother and a loving wife, Dorothy was
always cherished and revered.
Born and raised in Ontario, in a loving family of five, she grew
to be a respectable young lady who married and moved West,
yet was always sure to keep in touch with her family back home.
Dorothy raised her family in Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe
with community in mind. She wore many hats over the years,
including Day Care, Substitute Teacher, Welcome Wagon,
Small Businesswoman, Teen Centre Facilitator, and
Fashion Retail Consultant, but she was always known
to be more than all of that. Her kindness, trust and empathy
earned her many close friends and the respect of the community.
Dorothy enjoyed board games and camping, and always
looked forward to family gatherings at Thanksgiving,
birthdays, Easter and Christmas. In her childrens' youth,
Halloween often inspired her to break out the sewing machine
to create costumes that would be worn with pride.
In her last decade of life, she was truly blessed to have
Ernest, her husband, to care for her and provide
the love and attention she deserved. Though her
physical health started to become an obstacle, she
continued to enjoy all the things that she felt made her life special.
May we all have the presence of mind to recognize and
appreciate the things that mean the most to us, as she did.
Dorothy, your inspiration will never be forgotten.
Dorothy loved camping and to celebrate her life, family will be camping at the Pouce Coupe Park and invite friends to join them between 12:00 to 8:00 pm on Sunday, May 23, 2010 for a time of sharing and remembering Dorothy.
Expressions of sympathy in memory of Dorothy, may be made by donation to the ‘British Columbia Heart and Stroke Foundation’ P.O. Box 714, Dawson Creek, British Columbia V1G 4H7 or to the ‘Canadian Diabetes Association’ P.O. Box 2361, Dawson Creek, British Columbia V1G 4T9.
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