Dorothy M. Trimble

1933 - 2009

Dorothy M. Trimble, 76, known as "Dotty" to her family and friends, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 10, 2009.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Dorothy was born March 27, 1933, in Paris, Texas. She spent most of her youth and young adulthood in and around the Paris area. As a young woman, she made an excellent waitress because she liked and enjoyed people. She was always well liked and made friends easily. Dotty was a hard worker, no matter what the job, and she always gave 100 percent of her effort to any task she was given. She went to work at Westinghouse Electric and was employed there for over 10 years. When Westinghouse closed, she eventually went back to waitressing and in doing so, met the love of her life, a truck driver from Fort Worth. In 1969, they married and settled in Euless and lived there 31 years. During that time, Dotty went to work at TI Supply Assembly Center. With promotions throughout the years, she worked her way up to become a buyer at the Lemmon Avenue location. But ultimately, she relocated to the Richardson facility and worked there in the Information Systems Division until she retired.
In addition to her jobs, Dotty raised three girls. She always put her children first, trying to solve or eliminate all their problems. In fact, she spent most of her life trying to help others. She was a caregiver at heart, adopting and raising two infant grandsons as her own. She cared for her widowed, live-in mother until her death and then for her husband, who developed Alzheimer's disease.
Dotty was active in church, teaching ladies' Sunday school class, helping with VBS, the nursery and visitation, as well as assisting with administrative office duties. She was also a servant to the community, volunteering at N.E.E.D. in Hurst and driving shut-ins for Care Corps. She touched so many lives and the void left in her absence will be hard to fill. She will be greatly missed.
Dotty was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Louise Reed, and her beloved husband of 32 years, LeRoy Trimble Jr.
Survivors: Daughters, Myra Riggs of Lake Bridgeport, Cordelia Collins of Euless and Doretha Roberts of Fort Worth; sons, Jonathan Trimble of Paris and Justin Trimble of Saginaw; grandchildren, Shawn, Jasiel and Zhona Collins of Euless and Kearcie Leota of Grand Prairie; and great-grandchildren, Tyler, Tristan and Presley Collins and Chanel Leota.