Doretta Mae Wassler LaMott

Doretta Mae Wassler LaMott finished her final race on this earth as she lost her battle with cancer on February 5, 2010. Doretta, or Dee as she was known to her many friends, was born in Boise on February 24, 1940. Doretta attended St. Theresa's Academy. Always active even as a teenager, Doretta was involved in swimming, water ballet, life guarding, and both water and snow skiing. After high school, Doretta married Merle LaMott and was MOM to five active boys. Doretta's sons, Tim, Gene, Doug, Eric and Randy and all of the neighborhood boys on Sorrento Drive where they grew up kept her busy. Later, as a single parent, Doretta embarked on her career as a Respiratory Therapist where she worked at St. Luke's, Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, and finally the VA Hospital in Boise where she retired in 2001. After her boys had grown up, "Dee" pursued her next great passions, running, skiing, fishing, volunteering, as well as being a grandparent to her 7 grand children and 2 great grand children. Doretta was active with the Bogus Basin Primetimers skiing group and many times skied 50 plus times a season. Running was her identity later in life and she completed 21 marathons including the original marathon course in Athens, Boston Marathon's 100th and her last marathon in June 27th in Seattle, WA. She also competed hundreds of shorter races and was active with the Y-Striders running group. Following in her sons, Gene, Eric & Doug's footsteps, she started competing in triathlons the last few years and finished second in the US Masters National Senior Games in August just weeks before being diagnosed with her cancer. Doretta was preceded in death by her father, mother and one brother. Doretta is survived by her twin sister, Donna Beaux, her younger sister Beverly Kay Luhring, her sons Tim (MaryBeth), Gene (Chanze), Doug (Sheri), Eric (Lynn), Randy (Nancy), 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Vigil Services for Doretta will be held at Summers Funeral Home, Ustick Chapel on 3629 E. Ustick Road at 7pm on Monday, February 8th. Funeral services will be held at 11am on February 9th, 2010 at St. Mark's Catholic Church 7960 Northview, Boise. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to the Francis T. Wassler Pre-med Scholarship at Boise State University (Boise State University Foundation, 2225 University Drive Boise, ID 83706) or to the LaMott Family Scholarship at Bishop Kelly High School (7009 Franklin Rd, Boise, ID 83709).