[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 21 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY ``DOTTIE'' JEANETTE SHEA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 2, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
late Dorothy ``Dottie'' Jeanette Shea, an active member of our 
community and a devoted mother and grandmother who passed away at the 
age of 82.
  A native of Hopland, California, Dottie graduated from Analy High 
School in Sebastopol and attended Santa Rosa Junior College. While 
working as a legal secretary in Santa Rosa, Dottie met her husband, 
local attorney John ``Jack'' Shea, in 1964.
  Dottie cared deeply about Sonoma County and spent her life dedicated 
to community service. She was not only active in local politics, but 
she also hosted countless gatherings in her home to discuss local 
issues, charity efforts and community needs. From these diverse 
gatherings came many of the innovative ideas that helped Santa Rosa 
grow from a rural, agrarian community into the large city it is today.
  Dottie was also an enthusiastic member of the Bodega Bay Fisherman's 
Festival, which celebrates the start of the Salmon fishing season. And, 
she enjoyed sharing with her grandchildren and her community all things 
that Sonoma County had to offer.
  Mr. Speaker, Dottie Shea was my friend, a loving mother, a proud 
native Californian and emblematic of community service. Therefore, it 
is fitting and proper that we honor her and extend our condolences to 
her family.

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