Born in Chicopee, MA she was the daughter of the late William and Alice (DeRome) DeRoin. Dottie lived with her family in NYC until moving to Providence in 1930. She was an accomplished pianist and musician, performing with the RI Oratorio Society as well as the YWCA orchestra during WW2. Dottie was also a superb athlete and captain of the female “softball league” at MPHS gaining the title of “slugger”. After graduating from MP HS in 1942, Dottie attended Johnson and Wales Business School and secured a position with IBM as a keypunch operator for the data processing department.
In the process of expanding her musicianship and education, Dot began studying trumpet from “Mr. Julio Tancredi” in the mid 1940’s, who she would later marry. In her and dad’s own words, it was “Love at first sight”. They married on April 27, 1946. Dottie was devoted to her family, which became her priority in life. She was an inspiration to her family and a role model for her children. Aside from being a devoted wife and mother, Dot was an avid reader and writer with her focus being literature and history. She loved writing humorous reflections of politics, current events and her family.
She was an animal lover and raised and trained several German Shepards throughout the course of her lifetime. Dottie was devoted to her family, always jovial, calm and a strong advocate for her family’s causes. She was the absolute glue that held the family together, always in her optimistic, low key and positive manner. Her focus for her children was education. Prior to marrying her husband of 60 years and while working at IBM, Doris was enrolled in RICE (Rhode College of Education), as teaching had become her calling.
Most importantly, Dottie was a kind and giving woman and a fabulous wife and mother. She loved her children and all of their friends. She reveled in all of the many, and sometimes, frantic activities occurring in the Oakwood Avenue house. Her wisdom and philosophy of life as well as her extraordinary sense of humor will live on through her children.
She was the mother David Tancredi and his wife Roberta Christy, Sandie VanDyck and her husband Wally and Steve Tancredi and his wife Karen and sister of the late Jane B. MacInnes and William DeRoin.
Her visitation and funeral will be held Tuesday from 9 to 10:00 AM in the ROMANO FUNERAL HOME, 627 Union Avenue, Providence followed by a service in the funeral home 10:00 AM. Burial to follow in Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Johnston. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the ASPCA, WWF or St. Jude's Hospital would be greatly appreciated. For online condolences, www.romanofuneralhome.com.
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