Dorothy
Nickles died peacefully in her sleep at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 16,
2009 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was taken to Hospice with double
pneumonia (both lungs), which is a poor prognosis for someone
half her age. Miss Dorothy was 99 years young.
Earlier on Tuesday Joe McGinnis (ShowSight) who loves her like a
mother, said "she is resting comfortably" but asked that we pray
that “she will return to health because we cannot fathom life
without her.” Amen. Dog shows will be different.
From Dr. Steve Keating - A Memorial Service to honor our beloved
Miss Dorothy is scheduled for Wednesday, July 01, 2009 @ 11:30
a.m. at the Greenwood Chapel - Greenwood Funeral Home- 3100
White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, TX 76107 (Phone:817-336- 0584).
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make Memorial contributions
in Dorothy Nickles-Wehrung name to: Take the Lead - PO
Box 6353, Watertown, NY 13601 (This organization was a favorite of
Miss Dorothy); or Southwest High School, Fort Worth ISD, 100 N.
University Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76107 (Miss Dorothy retired from
the Fort Worth ISD after a 47 year teaching career in 1975.
Southwest High School was her last assignment/position, prior to
retirement from the district in 1975).
A complete Obituary will be printed in the Fort Worth Star Telegram
and the Dallas Morning News (yes … DALLAS!) on Sunday, June, 21,
2009. As you know, the newspaper obituary will be available on their
website as of Sunday, June 21, 2009. You may then view and sign the
guestbook as of that date(Sunday) at:
www.star-telegram. com/obituaries or
DALLAS MORNING NEWS/Obituaries.
 Miss Dorothy was an icon in the dog world. Always impeccably turned
out, radiant with vim and vigor, she could have been a heroine in a
great movie of the civilized west or a star in “Dallas.” Like the TV
series, she had a long run and devoted fans. Dorothy Nickles was a
lady of class but not one with whom you would want to exchange
words.
She judged all over the world and was treated like royalty or a
sister-come-home, depending on the country. She is shown here in a
show photo from the 1960s. The handler is Fred Lanting who later
became an AKC and international judge. Fred and Dorothy last judged
together in Cali, Columbia, SA. Fred says “She was one of the better
judges, and a very nice woman to know outside the ring.” |
