Dorothy Jean Chrisler

Dorothy (Phillippo) Chrisler, 1924 ─ 2018 Dorothy Jean Phillippo Chrisler of Lynchburg, VA, formerly of Garrett Park, MD, was raised in Detroit, Michigan, of Canadian heritage. An only child, Dorothy had a large family of aunts and uncles in Ontario, Canada and many lifelong friends in Detroit. She loved books, travel, news and politics, gardening, playing bridge, and classical music ─ especially opera ─ but was also open to some of her children's favorite music. Like her husband Donald, Dorothy was an Anglophile and they visited England and Canada often. They also lived in Rome, Italy, for several years and Dorothy mastered the language in order to handle the couple’s business affairs. There they made friends with ex-pats and locals. She is predeceased by Don, her loving husband of 56 years. The two met at the University of Michigan (where Dorothy majored in political science and started law school) and later moved to Maryland, where both worked for the US government. Dorothy also worked for a short time at the Library of Congress in Washington. She spent a number of years running a children’s clothing store at Wheaton Plaza in Maryland (Happy Time Togs), and later had the time of her life working at the Kensington Park Library in Kensington, MD for many years. She is survived by her daughter Meg, estranged son Andrew, grandson Jefferson (Meredith Evans), and great-granddaughter Amelia. If you are moved to do so, please consider making a contribution to the charity of your choice in Dorothy's memory.