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Dorothy Thornton Obituary
Dorothy Sue was born Aug. 18, 1922 and died peacefully on July 5, 2012 at the age of 89 at her home at Bishop Gadsden in Charleston, S.C. She is the widow of James D. Thornton Jr. and is survived by a son James D. Thornton III and his wife Joan of Windsor, Conn.; a daughter, Sue H. Thornton and her husband Adrian J. Chanler of Charleston, S.C.; two granddaughters, Anne Thornton Alberts and her husband Jay of Salem, Mass., and Sarah Thornton of Savannah, Ga.; a sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and William Thornton of Charleston, S.C.; and a sister and brother-in-law Joanne and Lawrence Baldwin of Peabody, Mass.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Westerly Public Library, 44 Broad Street, Westerly, R.I. 02891, or to any charity of one's choice.
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August 13, 2012
One of the first people whom I met when I took a part-time job at The Westerly Hospital just shy of 29 years ago was Mrs. Thornton, who along with the Meals on Wheels team at the time, coached me into organizing those activities. She, and they all, were a group of the most memorably kind and supportive people I have come across before or since. -Nick Stahl
Jean Petrie
August 10, 2012
Rest in Peace my dear friend.
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