This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marcenath Surnames: Brody, Kroese, Werner Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newmexico.counties.donaana/4927/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dorothy Sandra Brody died on November 1, 2010, in Las Cruces, NM, from complications of Alzheimer's. She was 88 years old. Born in New York City on June 18, 1922, Dorothy was the only child and cherished daughter of Rae Kroese Werner and Bernard C. Werner. Dorothy was an honor student in high school and received a BBA from City College, NY, where she met her husband and life partner, Carl Brody. They married in 1945, and became an inseparable pair, in life, love, and business. They had no children, but enjoyed the love of an extended family of cousins in New York, Florida, and New Mexico. Dorothy worked as a CPA in the '40s, and went on to study law at NYU, attaining a law degree and entrance to the New York bar in 1952. Her husband Carl also became an attorney, and both specialized in tax law in New York State. Dorothy, with her husband, was an avid fan of horse racing, Italian cooking, Hollywood movies, The New York Times cross-word puzzles, languages, art, and big-band music. She also hand-knitted amazing sweaters for her husband and herself, and learned to design and sew her own clothes. Dorothy and Carl lived in Manhattan, and wintered in Florida until Carl's death in 2000. When Alzheimer's advanced to where she could no longer live alone, Dorothy moved to New Mexico to live near her close cousin Marjorie Brooke, and under the loving care of her nieces Jacqueline Porter of Las Cruces, and Ricki-Ellen Brooke of San Francisco. In New Mexico, Dorothy charmed everyone who met her with her ability to identify all the actors and actresses from the old Hollywood films, her inclination to correct her care-givers' use of the English language, and her skills at recounting excellent, if sometimes ribald, jokes. Dorothy will be especially remembered with love and gratitude by her nieces, Jacquie and Ricki, for the life-lessons she taught us: to smile through difficult times, to use wit to counter adversity, and to live wholly in-the-moment, with grace, and grit, and impeccable grammar. Dorothy's family thanks the staff of Mesilla Valley Hospice, Home Instead, The Heritage, and all the very special companion-caregivers that Dorothy had while living at home. In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Alzheimer's Association (http://www.alz.org/). Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on November 12, 2010 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.