Tuesday, August 28, 2012
As early as the age of five, I found one of the most exciting announcements made to us Gattis children to be, "George and Dottie are coming!" They were dear friends of our parents, and their arrival for a visit was always a signal of good times to come. Dottie loved to cook, loved to joke, loved a gathering of any size, was an excellent listener, and she loved to laugh. She had the best laugh ever. When I was five and they came to visit us in Mississippi, we all went out for a walk. As we neared home on the return, there was a slope to the yard, and at the base Dottie turned and said, "Race you to the top!" I took off and so did she, and she beat me by a long distance. I like to think my state of amazement was the reason she was able to win so easily. I had never, before Dottie, seen an adult run! I miss knowing Dottie is in this world. She was a wonderful friend to so many all her life, and I know she is missed by every single one of them.
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