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Bill MURPHY
June 21, 2019
Blessed Remembrance of Miss Dorothy , on the 3 year Anniversary of Her passing and going to Her Glory. Fond thoughts and Love for the Family and Friends. Especially Elizabeth Park Fowler
Douglas Smiley
December 30, 2016
So sorry to hear of Dottie's passing she was a Grand Lady and a Dear, Dear friend for most of my life and loved very much. I shall hold her in my Heart for eternity . So proud to have known her and her family for some great memories as a young boy. My condolences to her family , may you continue with all the wonderful things she has done , I know she was proud of you all .
President Jo Allen
June 30, 2016
On behalf of Meredith College, I send our heartfelt condolences to Adelaide and Roy, Jr. and the rest of the Park family. Dorothy was a very special Meredith Angel and her legacy at Meredith continues. She and your family will continue to be in our thoughts.
Hilary Lambert
June 29, 2016
Dorothy Park's legacy is visible in so many places across our community. Right down the road from my house is the Dorothy and Roy Park Pet Adoption Center, a celebrated no-kill facility that puts compassion first. (That's where my dog She-Ra came from.) In the hills above my home is the Park Preserve, protecting beaver dams and headwaters streams to Six Mile Creek and Cayuga Lake. Everywhere we go in Ithaca, Dorothy's thoughtful vision is present, alive and vibrant, every day. Amazing. You must be missing her very much. My condolences - and my gratitude.
Marian Wittink
June 28, 2016
Dear Adelaide and Alicia,
And extended family,
I send my heartfelt condolences for your loss.
I wish you Peace in the knowledge that you have been one hundred percent in supporti of Dotty 's wonderful and examplotory life.
I am honored I got to know her as Alicia's dear grandmother , loving great grand dotty to Anneke and Thijs and happy I got to see her share her humor with Adelaide.
I n light of our imminent trip to Holland I send my regrets for not being present at the Memorial.
My thoughts are with you and the whole family.
Love
Marian
Paul Brenner
June 28, 2016
My condolences go out the family for your loss. I never had the privilege of meeting Mrs. Park, but did work closely with her late husband Roy during my Cornell days working with Roy annually on the Durland Lecture. We'd meet each year up in the Tower Club to get Roy's input on the speaker, guest list and other details. Then I'd drive with Roy in one of his nice cars to go pick up the speaker from their private planes on the Ithaca airport tarmac (no security concerns then) Thanks so much to the Park family for doing so much for our community in so so many ways. -Paul Brenner
John Miller
June 26, 2016
Dear Roy, My condolences on the loss of your mother. What an amazing and fulfilling long life she led. I think of you fondly when recalling our relationship when I was still at Y&R, and wish you all good things. John G. Miller
Paul Loeb
June 24, 2016
My sympathy to you Adelaide. It sounds like Dorothy lived an amazing life and that she was a source for your creative and engaged spirit.
Kathryn Howlett
June 24, 2016
Thoughts and prayers to all the family. I met Dorothy when she would pick her grand daughter Alicia up from preschool. Always paused to find out how everyone's day had been.
Maura Stephens
June 24, 2016
Dottie Park was a most gracious woman. She also did not suffer fools or sycophants. In my interactions with her I was struck by her acute observations and keen wit. She was a gifted storyteller and made me laugh often.
She led a remarkable long and active life, working well into her 90s and positively influencing so many organizations and individual lives. Her love for animals and Nature was legendary, and her attempts to save deer from being slaughtered in Cayuga Heights and the Cornell campus were noble. I know she was devastated when the officials of Cayuga Heights decided to allow sharpshooters to begin killing deer.
Her large personal gift to Ithaca College's School of Business was intended not only for the design and construction of a small-carbon-footprint building but also to inspire socially-conscious business enterprise learning opportunities for students.
Ithaca is the wonderful place to live, work, and study it is, largely because of the Park Foundation, which was for a long time guided by Dottie Park's passions and philanthropic priorities.
Her daughter, Adelaide, embodies her mother's fire, now leading from her own extraordinary vision and generosity.
A wonderful legacy indeed.
I send Adelaide, daughter Alicia, and all who loved Mrs. Park my heartfelt sympathies. May you draw on many happy memories to help ease you through this difficult time.
May Dottie Park rest in peace.
June 24, 2016
I send my heartfelt sympathy to Adelaide, Alicia and the extended Park family. Please know many many people are holding you in our hearts and prayers as you bid farewell to your mother and grandmother.
With much love and sympathy,
Betsy Taylor
charlotte sunderland
June 23, 2016
I truly loved and liked her so much she was so very good to me over the yrs she had a wonderful love for animals and some people I count myself as one of those to have know and called her friend
Public Safety Dept.
June 23, 2016
The Town of Pine Knoll Shores Public Safety Dept. sends our deepest sympathy to the Park's family for the loss of their mother. A contribution will be sent to the Tompkins County Public Library in her memory.
Public Safety Dept.
June 23, 2016
The Town of Pine Knoll Shores Public Safety Department sends our deepest sympathy to the Park's family. We will be sending a contribution to the Tompkins County Public Library in Mrs. Park's memory.
Winsome McIntosh
June 23, 2016
To Adelaide and Alicia,
Please know I am thinking of you and your family. Losing your parent is a sobering experience at any age. I know how special she was as I heard so much about her from her daughter.
You have my prayers. Winsome
Helen Erb
June 23, 2016
Park family, You are in our Thoughts and Prayers at this time of Loss.....<3 Dottie was an amazing lady and leaves such a legacy of good to humanity! RIP Dottie
June 23, 2016
My deepest condolences to the Park family and all those whose lives "Mizz Pahk" touched. She was a lady in every sense of the word and it was always a pleasure to be in her presence.
Bonnie
June 22, 2016
She was an amazing woman who I had the honor of meeting a long time ago and then work for a few years ago. She was someone I respected in so many ways. A heart of gold, kind , loving , neutering and a role model for many. She will be missed dearly. RIP. My heart and prayers goes out to her family and friends.
Bill Murphy
June 22, 2016
May the Heavens Welcome a True Southern Lady
Bill Murphy
June 22, 2016
Elizabeth and Family, What a Amazing Wonderful True Southern Lady that I am sure she sounds to be. I am Sorry for your Grandmothers Passing and Know she Trusted you to do your Job in the Foundation, and Knew you could do a Fabulous Job. My Prayers and Blessings to you all and your Mother and Dad for the passing of this Amazing Lady, Mother, Sister and Grandmother, and Great GrandMother, and Friend to Many in the South and In the North
Jan Quarles
June 22, 2016
Although I never had the opportunity to meet Dorothy Park, this lovely tribute explains where her daughter Adelaide and grand-daughter Alicia got their wonderful generosity, energy, spunk and wit. They continue to make the world a better place because Dorothy was such an exemplary role model. Sending heartfelt condolences and love to them and the whole family.
Jean Laux
June 22, 2016
Smart, loyal, witty, generous and for 66 years a
wonderful friend to our family.
Camille Ouckama
June 22, 2016
She was a very gracious southern lady.
Dave Fenner
June 22, 2016
I am sorry to hear of Dottie's passing, she was a grand lady and I enjoyed working for her back in my high school years.
Lisa Luciano
June 22, 2016
Her life well lived, with testimonies far and wide of her kind and generous heart. A life to be celebrated. How very wonderful that her goodness will live on through her loved ones. Many blessings to her family and friends.
Lori Robertson
June 22, 2016
Dear Park Family,
What an awesome summation of Mrs. Park's life! It has been my pleasure to be able to care for her in recent years. I enjoyed her sense of humor, her laugh, her twinkling eyes, and her spunk! I will truly miss her. May you all have fond memories of her to help you find peace during this difficult time.
June 22, 2016
Words always seem insufficient but, what a great legacy. Sincere regards and condolence to the Park family.
Keefe Gorman
June 22, 2016
Roy, Adelaide and family,
Sad news to learn of the passing of such a great lady. She will be greeted warmly by everyone she ever loved that has gone before her.
Cindy Godwin '74
June 22, 2016
I am sorry to hear of Mrs. Park's passing. I have fond memories of the few conversation we had over the early years I came back to work at Meredith. Blessings to the family.
Linda Madeo
June 22, 2016
Dear Adelaide, Alicia, and all of the Park family:
I'm so sorry to hear of Mrs. Park's passing. I especially enjoyed working with her during my time at the Foundation. She had a wonderful, long life and did so much good for so many causes and people. We will be out of town and unable to attend the service on June 30, but my heart will be with all of you.
With great fondness, Linda Madeo
Richard Boothroyd
June 22, 2016
Roy,
So sorry to read about the passing of your mother. She was a true lady in every sense of the word and I shall always remember how gracious she was.
Bernie Roe
June 22, 2016
Roy and Adel -so sorry to hear of your mother's passing. She and your Dad were indeed wonderful people who left Ithaca and the rest of the world a better place.
Now living in South Carolina, we will be unable to attend and services but our thoughts are with you.
Bernie & Esther Roe
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