Dorothy H. Russo

I shall miss my dear friend Dorothy Woof Woof. That was a nickname given to her many years ago by my late father Lincoln. Our family has had Chihuahuas since 1963 and Dorothy woofed at every Chihuahua I ever owned. She had fun getting reactions out of my dogs and you know what? She sometimes sounded more like a Chihuahua than some of them!

I've known Dorothy for 43 years. We first met when she was DAVA state commander and my mother was longtime state treasurer. The place was...