Kathleen Doil

1956 - 2010 STAUNTON, VA Kathy was born in November 1956 in Oklahoma City to Douglas and Lynn Doil. Kathy was the fifth of five children. At age 7, Kathy and her family moved to Manassas, Virginia. In Virginia, Kathy met her lifelong best friend, Mary Warren. In 1973, the Doils moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where Kathy graduated from Stellar H.S. In 1975, Kathy set off on a major life-changing adventure, riding a motorcycle from Alaska to Virginia with her adopted brother and friend, Walter Wood.While in Virginia, Kathy met and married her soul mate, Glen "Smiley" Martin. Together they had two children, Steven Glenn and Jennifer Martin (Royce). Kathy worked for the U.S. Postal Service for thirty years, culminating that career as a Post Master in northern Virginia. Kathy's interests were varied and filled with equal parts of joy, curiosity and intense enthusiasm. She loved the Bluegrass music her husband preformed. She was also a fan of the Blues and traveled to see many star concerts. She and Smiley were decades-long members of the Grace Covenant Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Kathy was always fascinated by the forensic sciences, elephants, horses, and all wildlife and riding roller coasters. Kathy wanted to continue her education in the sciences and one day work in a lab helping to solve real life mysteries. In terms of elephants, Kathy took her interest to another level and attended Riddles Sanctuary to learn how to care for both Asian and African elephants. She immensely enjoyed being around the quiet dignity of horses. She loved to ride alone and just observe her surroundings. Roller coasters and amusement parks in general were also favorites. Petite Kathy always wanted to ride in the front seat, hands straight up in the air, eyes wide open and laughing all the way. Once she even took a four-day vacation devoted solely to riding roller coasters. She was also a collector of eclectic antique mirrors and bottles. One of Kathy's favorite times was rainy days and reading books of all genres. Kathy loved to visit the place of her youth, Alaska. She enjoyed both salmon and halibut fishing immensely. She loved the majestic scenery all around her. She enjoyed the very vivacity of the Alaska persona. She also enjoyed driving in the rolling hills and curved roads dotting the Shenandoah Valley. Kathy simply enjoyed the beauties that nature presented to her. Kathy was very considerate and loving to her family. She was always supportive and helped anyone in their time of need. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. They will miss her delight in ironies of this life. Her boundless sense of humor for the sardonic was a hallmark of who she was. She was predeceased by her parents, Doug and Lynn Doil. She is survived by her children, Steve and Jennifer Martin, and Royce (husband, Michael); her two vivacious grand-daughters, Lexi and Lilly; her siblings, Ann Laurence and husband, Charlie Laurence; brother, Corey Doil and his wife, Kay; her sister, Nancy Sullivan; and her brother, Jim Doil and his wife, Lucy; nephews, Corey Hunt, Daniel Sullivan, Logan Doil, and Tyler Doil; nieces, Melanie Sullivan, May Sullivan and Clare Sullivan. She also leaves behind, her best friend, Mary Warren. A celebration of Kathy's life will be held in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on January 21, 2012.