Dorothy Lundin

LUNDIN
DOROTHY LUNDIN (Age 91)

At her home in Bethesda, MD on September 15, 2007, of leiomyosarcoma. Born in New York City, she graduated from Hunter College, majoring in journalism, and worked after graduation at Reuters and Doremus & Company. During World War II, she was a nurse's aide for the Red Cross. She assisted on an ongoing basis in the operation of her family's camp, Maple Lake, in Livingston Manor, NY.

She moved with her family to Washington, DC, briefly returned to New York City, and then settled in Arlington, VA. She received an M.A. in Library Science from Catholic University and retired after 19 years as a librarian with the Fairfax County School System.

She was married for 32 years to William H. Lundin, a Washington attorney, who retired as Deputy Director of the Civil Aeronautics Board's Bureau of Enforcement. He died in 1971. In 1979, she married Milton Shapiro, an administrative law judge with the Air Transport Administration, who also predeceased her.

Mrs. Lundin, also known as Dorothy Shapiro, was a member of the Kenwood Garden Club, the Women's National Democratic Club and two book clubs. She was a past member of the Cathedral Choral Society and was actively involved with the Institute for Learning in Retirement, now known as the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Her many interests included playing the piano and going to plays, concerts and museums.

Her survivors include her daughter, Priscilla Lundin of New York City; nieces, Natalie Axelrod of Hartsdale, NY and Holly Quittman of San Jose, CA and nephew, Matthew Quittman of Los Angeles, CA; grandchildren, Zoe and Ethan Schwartz, also of New York, and several grand-nieces and nephews.

Services private. Memorial donations can be made to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute or to the charity of your choice. DANZANSKY-GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHAPELS, INC., 1170 Rockville Pk., Rockville, MD.