OBITUARY
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 14-15, 2008
DOROTHY MAY LEACH
Arlington, TX. ---DOROTHY MAY LEACH , 79, passed away peacefully Monday , June 2, 2008 at her home in Arlington. Service : A family service will be held at a later date. Memorials : Donations may bar made to the Performing Arts organization of your choice.
She was born Dorothy May Stinson on April 9, 1929 in Washington D.C. As a self proclaimed " Navy brat, " Dorothy spent her childhood traveling and living in numerous cities throughout the United States. She attended Wellesley College in Boston, MA, before moving to Houston, Texas where she earned her Bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Houston. At the university she met William Judson Leach , and the two were married in December, 1949. She and her family were members of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Dorothy's professional career spanned 25 years with the Houston Independent School District ; beginning at George Washington Junior High and ending at The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She took advantage of her position as teacher and mentor to broaden young minds and impart her abiding passion for knowledge. The life long friendships she formed with many of her students stand as testament to her accomplishments in the classroom, and her absence will be keenly felt by all who knew her. For those of us left behind, grieve not, but let us cherish our memories of this remarkable woman.
Dorothy was preceded in death by William judson Leach ; her youngest son, William Judson Leach Jr. ; and her parents Peery Lamar and Dorothy Baptista Stinson. Survivors: Dorothy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Richard Stinson Leach and Josie Lynn Leach of Arlington ; grandson, Christopher Michael Roubieu and his wife Sarah Grogan Roubieu of Austin ; sister Antoinette Stinson Carter of Houston ; nieces, Carole Carter Kleiber and Catherine Carter Stubbs of Houston ; and her beloved caregiver Peggy Louise Harris of Arlington.
Transcribed by:
ED CATTERSON
dec [email protected]
1/31/2021
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 14-15, 2008
DOROTHY MAY LEACH
Arlington, TX. ---DOROTHY MAY LEACH , 79, passed away peacefully Monday , June 2, 2008 at her home in Arlington. Service : A family service will be held at a later date. Memorials : Donations may bar made to the Performing Arts organization of your choice.
She was born Dorothy May Stinson on April 9, 1929 in Washington D.C. As a self proclaimed " Navy brat, " Dorothy spent her childhood traveling and living in numerous cities throughout the United States. She attended Wellesley College in Boston, MA, before moving to Houston, Texas where she earned her Bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Houston. At the university she met William Judson Leach , and the two were married in December, 1949. She and her family were members of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Dorothy's professional career spanned 25 years with the Houston Independent School District ; beginning at George Washington Junior High and ending at The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She took advantage of her position as teacher and mentor to broaden young minds and impart her abiding passion for knowledge. The life long friendships she formed with many of her students stand as testament to her accomplishments in the classroom, and her absence will be keenly felt by all who knew her. For those of us left behind, grieve not, but let us cherish our memories of this remarkable woman.
Dorothy was preceded in death by William judson Leach ; her youngest son, William Judson Leach Jr. ; and her parents Peery Lamar and Dorothy Baptista Stinson. Survivors: Dorothy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Richard Stinson Leach and Josie Lynn Leach of Arlington ; grandson, Christopher Michael Roubieu and his wife Sarah Grogan Roubieu of Austin ; sister Antoinette Stinson Carter of Houston ; nieces, Carole Carter Kleiber and Catherine Carter Stubbs of Houston ; and her beloved caregiver Peggy Louise Harris of Arlington.
Transcribed by:
ED CATTERSON
dec [email protected]
1/31/2021
OBITUARY
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 14-15, 2008
DOROTHY MAY LEACH
Arlington, TX. ---DOROTHY MAY LEACH , 79, passed away peacefully Monday , June 2, 2008 at her home in Arlington. Service : A family service will be held at a later date. Memorials : Donations may bar made to the Performing Arts organization of your choice.
She was born Dorothy May Stinson on April 9, 1929 in Washington D.C. As a self proclaimed " Navy brat, " Dorothy spent her childhood traveling and living in numerous cities throughout the United States. She attended Wellesley College in Boston, MA, before moving to Houston, Texas where she earned her Bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Houston. At the university she met William Judson Leach , and the two were married in December, 1949. She and her family were members of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Dorothy's professional career spanned 25 years with the Houston Independent School District ; beginning at George Washington Junior High and ending at The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She took advantage of her position as teacher and mentor to broaden young minds and impart her abiding passion for knowledge. The life long friendships she formed with many of her students stand as testament to her accomplishments in the classroom, and her absence will be keenly felt by all who knew her. For those of us left behind, grieve not, but let us cherish our memories of this remarkable woman.
Dorothy was preceded in death by William judson Leach ; her youngest son, William Judson Leach Jr. ; and her parents Peery Lamar and Dorothy Baptista Stinson. Survivors: Dorothy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Richard Stinson Leach and Josie Lynn Leach of Arlington ; grandson, Christopher Michael Roubieu and his wife Sarah Grogan Roubieu of Austin ; sister Antoinette Stinson Carter of Houston ; nieces, Carole Carter Kleiber and Catherine Carter Stubbs of Houston ; and her beloved caregiver Peggy Louise Harris of Arlington.
Transcribed by:
ED CATTERSON
dec [email protected]
1/31/2021
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 14-15, 2008
DOROTHY MAY LEACH
Arlington, TX. ---DOROTHY MAY LEACH , 79, passed away peacefully Monday , June 2, 2008 at her home in Arlington. Service : A family service will be held at a later date. Memorials : Donations may bar made to the Performing Arts organization of your choice.
She was born Dorothy May Stinson on April 9, 1929 in Washington D.C. As a self proclaimed " Navy brat, " Dorothy spent her childhood traveling and living in numerous cities throughout the United States. She attended Wellesley College in Boston, MA, before moving to Houston, Texas where she earned her Bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Houston. At the university she met William Judson Leach , and the two were married in December, 1949. She and her family were members of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Dorothy's professional career spanned 25 years with the Houston Independent School District ; beginning at George Washington Junior High and ending at The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She took advantage of her position as teacher and mentor to broaden young minds and impart her abiding passion for knowledge. The life long friendships she formed with many of her students stand as testament to her accomplishments in the classroom, and her absence will be keenly felt by all who knew her. For those of us left behind, grieve not, but let us cherish our memories of this remarkable woman.
Dorothy was preceded in death by William judson Leach ; her youngest son, William Judson Leach Jr. ; and her parents Peery Lamar and Dorothy Baptista Stinson. Survivors: Dorothy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Richard Stinson Leach and Josie Lynn Leach of Arlington ; grandson, Christopher Michael Roubieu and his wife Sarah Grogan Roubieu of Austin ; sister Antoinette Stinson Carter of Houston ; nieces, Carole Carter Kleiber and Catherine Carter Stubbs of Houston ; and her beloved caregiver Peggy Louise Harris of Arlington.
Transcribed by:
ED CATTERSON
dec [email protected]
1/31/2021
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