Dorothy Bryant Booher's Obituary
Dorothy Bryant Booher passed away at home in Bradenton, Florida on July 26th. She and her beloved husband, O. Kent Booher were married for 56 years. Dotty was born in Richmond, Virginia on December 23, 1940, to Richard W. and Dorothy W. Bryant.
They created Camp Biscay for boys in 1947. Dotty & her sister Mary spent summers at the Camp on Biscay Pond in Bremen, Maine. Dotty graduated from Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey and earned a bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Delaware. Later, she earned a master’s plus 30 degree. Dotty and Mary as teens and college students enjoyed creating a licensed summer Day Camp.
Kent and Dotty were married at Second Congregational Church in Newcastle, ME on August 9,1969. Dotty taught for 41 years in various places including Bloomfield NJ, The Nova School in Ft. Lauderdale FL, Lexington MA, Brunswick ME, Lake City Community College and Florida Community College in Jacksonville FL. Dotty joined P.E.O. in 1991, becoming a member of Chapter GK-Florida. She later transferred to Damariscotta Chapter F-Maine, where she actively supported educational opportunities for women.
She was a member of Morningside Church in Orange Park, FL, then Second Congregational Church in Newcastle, ME. Dotty also volunteered with the Pemaquid Watershed Association, Bremen Patriotic Club and the Bremen Historical Society. Those who knew Dotty have said that she is an Angel among us.
She struggled bravely through periods of Kent’s military deployments and her difficult health issues with grace and resilience. She was always a loving and gracious lady with an incredible intellect and spunky spirit. We will think of Dotty as wonderful and caring, helping out whenever and however she could.
Dotty is survived by her husband Kent, son Daniel, daughter Alicia Sonni (Andy), granddaughters Ashley and Amelia.
There will be a Celebration of Dotty’s life in Maine this fall.
Donations to the Program for Continuing Education (PCE) in Dotty Booher’s memory may be sent to: Program for Continuing Education, C/O P.E.O. Executive Office Treasurer’s Department, 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312
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