When Ginny called me and told me the sad news about Dorothy, it was quite a shock.  Dorothy always seemed to be so strong and so full of life.  On several occasions, I had the privilege of being with Dorothy and I must say that these times were good times to be had by all.  I loved her sense of humor and also her strong, independent work ethics.  

I am so sorry that I will not have another chance to joke with or to have fun with Dorothy again.

Thank you for the pitcher Aunt Dot.  I will miss you 😘. Love and God Speed 🙏🏼

Debbie and Dawn,
I am very sorry to hear about the passing of your mother.  My heartfelt condolences go out to you and your families.  A good heart has stopped beating and a good soul has ascended into heaven, but the wonderful memories of your mom will remain forever with those who cherished her.  She was a remarkable woman who was devoted to her family, her friends, and her faith and I will remember her with great admiration and fondness.

With my love & sympathy,
Wendy xo

Debbie and Dawn,
I am very sorry to hear about the passing of  your mother. My heartfelt condolences go out to you and your families. A good heart has stopped beating, a good soul has ascended to heaven, but the wonderful memories of your mom will remain with you forever. She was a remarkable woman who was devoted to her family, her friends, and her faith and I will always remember her with great admiration and fondness. 

With my love and sympathy,
Wendy xo

Dear Nana,
Thank you for everything you have done for me since I was a little girl and till now. I will always cherish all the memories with you. Our tea parties, playing the memory game, bedtime stories, walking the wall, and all the fun pool parties. Thank you for picking me up from school and buying me Starbucks. I appreciate all the times I gave you piles of clothes to hem and sew. I am glad that someone appreciated my love for Lilly because it made me unique by wearing bright and fun colors. Thank you for teaching me to be kind and to stay strong. I still cannot believe that you are gone. Just the other day I was talking to you on the phone and the next day I learned that heaven gained an angel. But I’ve now learned to never take anything for granted because your whole life can change in the blink of an eye. That what is important in life is family and friends and now how you look. I will miss you forever nana. Enjoy your time in heaven with Diane. Whenever I hear thunder I’ll think of you up there bowling. Love you nana ❤️


Dorothy,  My heart is broken you were always there for me from the time my mom passed away when I was just 13yrs old. You have been my ROCK my whole LIFE!  I could always count on you for anything! We did so much together and shared so much together! We had many Great times, all the Girls Trips all the Pool Days, Bingo and so many celebrations! My life is going to have a BIG void in it  and it will never be the same. I Love You and I MISS You so Much.........MARSHA GALE    XOXOXO       

Nana, 
I still can't wrap my head around it that you are gone. I will always cherish our memories together. We had the best of times when I was little that I will carry for the rest of my life. From having backyard horse shows and our fun sleepovers with your awesome bedtime stories to walking the wall. I remember bathtime and your special massages after and watching movies and eating moose track ice cream. Thank you for always putting the special booboo medicine on me when I got hurt. Thank you for paying for my horseback riding lessons and pony camp.  Thank you for being my chauffeur for the past 7 years. I will miss listening to podcasts and talking about books with you in the car while sipping on dunkin hot chocolate that you always bought me. Thank you for all the yummy meatloaf dinners with mac and cheese and baked beans. Thank you for teaching me how to stuff a turkey. I love you so much nana and I will miss you forever. Enjoy Heaven. 

Your granddaughter Grace
ps: I have been sleeping with the "nana" pillow that you made me:) 


Dear Dot, you have heard the saying,  you never know how much someone is missed until they are gone.  That is so true with your passing and with the loss of Jackie.  Now our group is getting smaller each year.  I know it's going to be hard to fill your shoes, but I hope someone steps up to organize and keep our tradition alive.  You have been the rock that held us together.  You surely will be missed by all.
My deepest sympathy and prayers to the family.
Love, Betty N S

Mom,
As I am sitting here in the car waiting in a long line for the car wash I have been overwhelmed with emotions. The last several days have been so busy preparing that now I am sitting in my own silence trying to absorb the past six days. Debbie and I were so blessed to have you to ourselves for the short time you were in the hospital. The conversations we had, the stories we relived, the hugs and kisses we shared will be forever in my ❤️  I am having a hard time thinking about what my life will be like without you in it 😞 but we know all to well how time moves forward after a loved one dies. Debbie and I had you for 77 years and now it is Diane’ turn. I know for sure she greeted you with open arms and you probably are still hugging each other 🤗 I love 💕 you so much and will do my very best to continue to make you proud. Just like the meme I sent you weeks ago, I only hope I am half the mother you were to me and Debbie. My heart is broken 💔. I love you. 😘 

I am so sad to hear about the passing of Ms. Dot. She was a wonderful friend to my mother and my entire family.  Lots of great memories including years of carpool to and from NDP, and more recently, she and my Mom's casino trips!  Love to Debbie, Dawn and the Sammis family.

To a great lady to know, from the time she drove a pickup truck with no tag, to the late night card games, to the trip to Las Vegas to see Elvis. Memories that will always be with me and the sense of humor she garnished . Raising three great kids and leaving unalterable  mark on this world may she rest in peace and absent of all pain.  GOD BLESS YOU "DOT"
 IKE

I have been sitting and remembering all the memories of our times spent on Musgrove Ave and Mylston Drive.  Christmas preparations , Easter activities that you would think all would enjoy and the month I spent during the summer. You were  always scheduled trips to Virginia,  Ocean City and casinos.  I spent time babysitting Debbie, Diane and Dawn when you would go on trips. I loved the girls dearly  . I am now doing the same for your cherished granddaughters Ally and Grace. You will be missed and I love you. Rest in Peace.
Joanne, Sister Aloysius and JoeBaby

Dear Dot: 

I miss you. Do you remember all those nights playing poker at your house with all our families? How about the bus trips we girls took to Atlantic City, with hoopin’ and hollerin’ and comments like, “If this one-armed bandit doesn’t pay off with this next quarter, I am putting it on my back and carting it out of here!”. How about the time we all bussed up to Macy’s at Christmastime and you coaxed me to get a cosmetic makeover? I thought “Miss America”. They thought “Groucho Marx!” Teal eyelids and oh, those eyebrows!!! And then to find they had nothing at the counter to erase their work, so I had to walk around Macy’s looking for cold cream!... Where will I find fun times like THAT?! You are the most thoughtful and kind and fun person I know. And so full of ideas and stories and laughter! I still make meatloaf and macaroni and cheese because that’s what you served. I had served it with mashed potatoes, but no, after I met you, it had to be macaroni and cheese!  There is one piece of advice you gave me that has stood the test of time -  “Put it on the calendar or you’ll never do it”. You were right, and so far, when something is planned, it goes on my calendar. Now, dear friend, whenever my calendar gets filled, I will think of you again and again. Rest in sweet peace. All of us will be playing poker with you again some day, eyebrows and all. 
Love, Dolly 

Dawn & Family,

I am very sorry for your loss. I will be in prayer for you and your family. It is my faith to believe that God will comfort you and help you through this time of loss and grief. 

Love & prayer,
Lovell

This picture was supposed to show up on my earlier post.

We had fun times at Eastern. You were the organizer for our group from high school getting together every Christmas at Bowman’s and our Christmas in July. Who’s going to do it now🤷‍♀️ I love you and I will miss you and your funny stories❤️

All my memories of aunt Dot r AWESOME but my best is when she gave me my 1st set of golf clubs she said that would give her a reason to by a new set lol but then we went out n played golf together it was a great time she kept me laughing the whole time it was me,Mac,ron, n of course pretty aunt Dot i still have them clubs RIP aunt Dot god knows i will miss u till we meet again😇

My mind has been filled over the past couple of days with memories of our summer trips with Dot,  Joanne, Marsha, Wampy, Arden and myself.  There are so many funny stories, I could fill a huge book.  One in particular was when we were in Ocean City.  One day we went to the shopping center nearby.  We all got out of the car and Dot said "hey Ginny, here's a cart, get in and I will push you to the store".  I should have known!! I backed into the cart with my legs dangling over the front and she proceeded to push me a few feet, then turned around and left me in the middle of the mall with cars swerving to avoid hitting me.  Like I said,  'I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN".  I love you Dot and will miss you terribly, my heart is broken.  

Dot was the  great organizer.  Everything from 
trips to Ocean City Md, The Northern Neck of
 Virginia, Family Reunions and many  impromptu 
gatherings for our Mom. The picture attached I
s from one of those trips to Virginia. Dot is the  
cool one on the left with the sunglasses. Believe me 
when I say, 'Heaven will never be the same". 
RIP my dear sister.

Dear Dot, We have shared so many lifelong memories, beginning at age 15. At Eastern High school we were inseparable, spending hours together during and after school, visiting each others homes, working at McCrorys,  traveling to Ocean City as sorority sisters. How can I forget the time we followed Pat Nixon and her daughter Trisha in New York's Lord & Taylor. Only the Secret Service forced us to keep our distance. Over the years, you unfailingly arranged for our group of special high school friends to get together each year at Christmas-time and during the summer. You kept us laughing with stories about your adventures and we cried when we learned of the tragic loss of Diane. All of our hearts are broken and the group will never be the same without you.  You will be in my heart forever. 
Love, Betty H.W.

Lots of fun and happy times (depending on what our score was after 18 holes, lol).    It was a great day the day Bonnie Rice introduced us, and a love affair was born.   We always looked forward to our fun adventures.   I will miss you so much.    xoxoxoxoxo

Just short of 35 years ago Debbie and I were married.  When Debbie was her only married daughter,  Debbie’s mom used to tell me I was her favorite son-in-law.  When my sister-in-law got married, she changed that ever so slightly and began to tell me I was “one” of her favorite son-in-laws.   She always came into our stores and announced to our people she was “the mother-in-law from hell”. This was not true, but it always brought smiles.  She I think saw what good there was in me, when it would have been easy not to.  I am glad that across 35 years and many Hallmark cards, I thanked her for making me part of the family and for raising three wonderful daughters, one of which is the center of my world.  Debbie and Dawn I believe got the best of their parents.  They have their Mom’s giving nature and sensitivity.  We are all still in a state of shock over this sudden loss. It does not feel real.  We may all grieve for ourselves, but we are thankful she was spared any further pain.  She is home with Diane, who she never stopped mourning.  A final thank you from one of your favorite son-in-laws for everything, but above all, for just being your unique self and for the gift of the children you birthed and raised.  

I'm so grateful I snapped this photo, amid your protests, Aunt Dot. Thank you for always remembering my birthday & thinking of me in special ways. I'm so glad we shared a meal last week. Life is so short - I hope you know how much we love you. Please hug everyone we miss so dearly.

Aunt Dot & her sister, Ginny
Thanksgiving 2010
Nautilis Diner

So many fun times ,  many laughs and wonderful memories. Dorothy always had a fun thing going. Especially remember belonging to the " Lucky charms" group who ventured to Atlactic City.  A fun group which included her mom. She will missed . Our deepest sympathy. 

AVIS DE DÉCÈS

Dorothy Marie Sammis

2 septembre 1941 – 31 janvier 2019

Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley Inc.

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