In Memory of Dot

Born November 15, 1935 in Burlington, Vermont, 'Dot' as she was so lovingly called, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2017 at Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center in Walsenburg, CO. She leaves to cherish her memory, her devoted husband of 61 years, Elwin McLaughlin , whom she married on February 27, 1956 before he joined the United States Army. Dot was raised by her aunt and uncle until she was well into her teenage years.  After graduating high school she married her high school sweetheart, 'Mac'.  She took on the role of military wife, and traveled to live wherever the Army sent she and her husband.  She eventually became a mother, and what followed after was her role in raising six children and being a stay at home mom.  Upon her husbands retirement in 1974, she found herself firmly planted in Woodbridge, Virginia.  She enjoyed sewing, gardening and bird watching.  She was also a devout Christian who loved God and lived her life in His honor.  Dot an