Dorothy Evelyn <I>Robinson</I> Shea

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Dorothy Evelyn Robinson Shea

Birth
Vienna, Austria
Death
20 Mar 2002 (aged 63)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. Specifically: Ashes in the care of her daughter. Add to Map
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"Mimi Dotty"

Holocaust survivor.

Daughter of William and Lillian Robinson (both deceased), mother of Rachel Shea Beck, grandmother of Madeline and Sadie. Ex-wife of Ralph C. Shea, jr (married 22 years, 1969-1991).

Fled Austria with her family as a young child. Grew up in Elmhurst, Queens.
Graduated from Barnard College, spent her senior year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Majored in French.

Married a Frenchman, Xavier Goselin in her twenties. Divorced within a few years. No children from this union.

A strikingly beautiful woman, though she never saw it herself.

Cause of death: Metastasized liver and colon cancer.

Donated her corneas.

Cremated,and in the care of her daughter.

Gone too soon. She is loved and greatly missed.
"Mimi Dotty"

Holocaust survivor.

Daughter of William and Lillian Robinson (both deceased), mother of Rachel Shea Beck, grandmother of Madeline and Sadie. Ex-wife of Ralph C. Shea, jr (married 22 years, 1969-1991).

Fled Austria with her family as a young child. Grew up in Elmhurst, Queens.
Graduated from Barnard College, spent her senior year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Majored in French.

Married a Frenchman, Xavier Goselin in her twenties. Divorced within a few years. No children from this union.

A strikingly beautiful woman, though she never saw it herself.

Cause of death: Metastasized liver and colon cancer.

Donated her corneas.

Cremated,and in the care of her daughter.

Gone too soon. She is loved and greatly missed.


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