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Dorothy Dean “Dort” <I>McWilliams</I> Cousins

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Dorothy Dean “Dort” McWilliams Cousins

Birth
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
4 Sep 2006 (aged 89)
Mill Valley, Marin County, California, USA
Burial
Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of John and Carolyn Weston McWilliams. Sister of Julia McWilliams Child and John McWilliams III. She married Ivan Cousins in New York City in June 1951. Her last residence was Mill Valley, Marin Co., California.
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Marin Independent Journal, Sep. 7 to Sep. 8, 2006
Obituary per https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/marinij/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-cousins&pid=19141936
Dorothy Cousins Passed away suddenly early Monday morning, September 4th, 2006 at age 89.

She was a long time resident of Sausalito and, for the last few years, at The Redwoods in Mill Valley, California. Dort was born in Pasadena, CA. She attended Polytechnic School of Pasadena, Katherine Branson School, and Bennington College in Vermont. She and her late husband, Ivan, were very active in local politics and causes. She was one of the founders of Marin Country Day School, and she served as president of The Tamalpais High School PTA. Dort and Ivan were very involved with the Sunny Hills Children's Garden and initiated the Culinary Carnival as a benefit for the organization. One of the first celebrity chefs was her older sister, Julia Child.

She is survived by daughter Philadelphia Cousins, son Samuel Cousins and her grandsons, Nick Moran and Max Cousins.

Services will be held Friday, September 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 70 Santa Rosa Avenue, Sausalito. Donations in her memory may be made to the Marine Mammal Center or Sunny Hills.
Courtesy of Contributor: Ron Bauerle (50186886)
Daughter of John and Carolyn Weston McWilliams. Sister of Julia McWilliams Child and John McWilliams III. She married Ivan Cousins in New York City in June 1951. Her last residence was Mill Valley, Marin Co., California.
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Marin Independent Journal, Sep. 7 to Sep. 8, 2006
Obituary per https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/marinij/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-cousins&pid=19141936
Dorothy Cousins Passed away suddenly early Monday morning, September 4th, 2006 at age 89.

She was a long time resident of Sausalito and, for the last few years, at The Redwoods in Mill Valley, California. Dort was born in Pasadena, CA. She attended Polytechnic School of Pasadena, Katherine Branson School, and Bennington College in Vermont. She and her late husband, Ivan, were very active in local politics and causes. She was one of the founders of Marin Country Day School, and she served as president of The Tamalpais High School PTA. Dort and Ivan were very involved with the Sunny Hills Children's Garden and initiated the Culinary Carnival as a benefit for the organization. One of the first celebrity chefs was her older sister, Julia Child.

She is survived by daughter Philadelphia Cousins, son Samuel Cousins and her grandsons, Nick Moran and Max Cousins.

Services will be held Friday, September 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 70 Santa Rosa Avenue, Sausalito. Donations in her memory may be made to the Marine Mammal Center or Sunny Hills.
Courtesy of Contributor: Ron Bauerle (50186886)

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  • Created by: Cori
  • Added: Aug 22, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57469302/dorothy_dean-cousins: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Dean “Dort” McWilliams Cousins (17 Apr 1917–4 Sep 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57469302, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Cori (contributor 46481123).