DOOLITTLE, Dorothy May Taylor passed away on June 26, 2003, in Fairfax, Virginia. She was 88 years old and suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Born in Ogden, Utah, on June 9, 1915, to John Rich Taylor and Mary Alice Siddoway Taylor, Dorothy moved with her family to Southern California in 1930. On July 8, 1939, she married Merrill Taylor Doolittle, who passed away at the age of 86 in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 19, 2000.
Merrill had retired from Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1974, where he had worked at their Sunnyvale and Van Nuys, California installations. Dorothy and Merrill were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They enjoyed square dancing during much of their married life together. Dorothy was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She was the great granddaughter of John Taylor, 3rd president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Dorothy and Merrill lived in Rocklin, California, from 1989-1997. In 1997 they returned to Hemet, California, where they had lived previously from 1976-1989. Prior to Hemet, they resided in San Jose, California, from 1964-1976 and prior to that in Southern California including over 20 years in North Hollywood.
In 2000, Dorothy and Merrill moved to Fairfax, Virginia, to be near their son and daughter-in-law, Rep. John Doolittle (R-Rocklin) and Julia Harlow Doolittle, and to be able to receive better care for Dorothy's Alzeimer's disease.
Dorothy is survived by her brother, Jack S. Taylor of Newport Beach, California, and her sister, Mary Lou Maloy, of Toluca Lake, California; by her sister-in-law, Jeanne Aytes of Reno, Nevada; and by her daughter, Sharon Bauer of Apache Junction, Arizona, and her son, John T. Doolittle, of Rocklin, California; and by her grandchildren, J.T. Doolittle and Courtney Anne Doolittle.
Funeral services will be private. Interment will be at Fairfax Memorial Park. Published in San Jose Mercury News on June 29, 2003
Merrill had retired from Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1974, where he had worked at their Sunnyvale and Van Nuys, California installations. Dorothy and Merrill were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They enjoyed square dancing during much of their married life together. Dorothy was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She was the great granddaughter of John Taylor, 3rd president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Dorothy and Merrill lived in Rocklin, California, from 1989-1997. In 1997 they returned to Hemet, California, where they had lived previously from 1976-1989. Prior to Hemet, they resided in San Jose, California, from 1964-1976 and prior to that in Southern California including over 20 years in North Hollywood.
In 2000, Dorothy and Merrill moved to Fairfax, Virginia, to be near their son and daughter-in-law, Rep. John Doolittle (R-Rocklin) and Julia Harlow Doolittle, and to be able to receive better care for Dorothy's Alzeimer's disease.
Dorothy is survived by her brother, Jack S. Taylor of Newport Beach, California, and her sister, Mary Lou Maloy, of Toluca Lake, California; by her sister-in-law, Jeanne Aytes of Reno, Nevada; and by her daughter, Sharon Bauer of Apache Junction, Arizona, and her son, John T. Doolittle, of Rocklin, California; and by her grandchildren, J.T. Doolittle and Courtney Anne Doolittle.
Funeral services will be private. Interment will be at Fairfax Memorial Park. Published in San Jose Mercury News on June 29, 2003
DOOLITTLE, Dorothy May Taylor passed away on June 26, 2003, in Fairfax, Virginia. She was 88 years old and suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Born in Ogden, Utah, on June 9, 1915, to John Rich Taylor and Mary Alice Siddoway Taylor, Dorothy moved with her family to Southern California in 1930. On July 8, 1939, she married Merrill Taylor Doolittle, who passed away at the age of 86 in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 19, 2000.
Merrill had retired from Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1974, where he had worked at their Sunnyvale and Van Nuys, California installations. Dorothy and Merrill were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They enjoyed square dancing during much of their married life together. Dorothy was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She was the great granddaughter of John Taylor, 3rd president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Dorothy and Merrill lived in Rocklin, California, from 1989-1997. In 1997 they returned to Hemet, California, where they had lived previously from 1976-1989. Prior to Hemet, they resided in San Jose, California, from 1964-1976 and prior to that in Southern California including over 20 years in North Hollywood.
In 2000, Dorothy and Merrill moved to Fairfax, Virginia, to be near their son and daughter-in-law, Rep. John Doolittle (R-Rocklin) and Julia Harlow Doolittle, and to be able to receive better care for Dorothy's Alzeimer's disease.
Dorothy is survived by her brother, Jack S. Taylor of Newport Beach, California, and her sister, Mary Lou Maloy, of Toluca Lake, California; by her sister-in-law, Jeanne Aytes of Reno, Nevada; and by her daughter, Sharon Bauer of Apache Junction, Arizona, and her son, John T. Doolittle, of Rocklin, California; and by her grandchildren, J.T. Doolittle and Courtney Anne Doolittle.
Funeral services will be private. Interment will be at Fairfax Memorial Park. Published in San Jose Mercury News on June 29, 2003
Merrill had retired from Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1974, where he had worked at their Sunnyvale and Van Nuys, California installations. Dorothy and Merrill were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They enjoyed square dancing during much of their married life together. Dorothy was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She was the great granddaughter of John Taylor, 3rd president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Dorothy and Merrill lived in Rocklin, California, from 1989-1997. In 1997 they returned to Hemet, California, where they had lived previously from 1976-1989. Prior to Hemet, they resided in San Jose, California, from 1964-1976 and prior to that in Southern California including over 20 years in North Hollywood.
In 2000, Dorothy and Merrill moved to Fairfax, Virginia, to be near their son and daughter-in-law, Rep. John Doolittle (R-Rocklin) and Julia Harlow Doolittle, and to be able to receive better care for Dorothy's Alzeimer's disease.
Dorothy is survived by her brother, Jack S. Taylor of Newport Beach, California, and her sister, Mary Lou Maloy, of Toluca Lake, California; by her sister-in-law, Jeanne Aytes of Reno, Nevada; and by her daughter, Sharon Bauer of Apache Junction, Arizona, and her son, John T. Doolittle, of Rocklin, California; and by her grandchildren, J.T. Doolittle and Courtney Anne Doolittle.
Funeral services will be private. Interment will be at Fairfax Memorial Park. Published in San Jose Mercury News on June 29, 2003
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