After a brief illness, Dorothy McGovern Gulliksen ? the heartfelt educator, ultra-competitive bridge player and loving family matriarch ? passed away November 20, 2007 in Kennewick, WA, always remaining strong, humble and thankful to the very end. ?It?s been 93 good years,? she told her family just days before she died. Born in Scotia, CA on February 25, 1914 to her parents James Patrick and Mattie McGovern, Dorothy discovered a love of working with children while teaching Sunday School as a teenager. Upon graduating from Fortuna Union High School, she entered Humboldt State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and Teaching Credential in 1936. She began her teaching career in Hydesville, CA and taught in Scotia and Fortuna, CA elementary schools before retiring in 1975. She married her high school sweetheart Dort Gulliksen in 1937 and started their family in Scotia where she served as Camp Fire and Bluebird Sponsor, Cub Scout Den Mother and President of the Parent Teachers Association. In 1970 they moved to Fortuna, CA. In 1986, Dorothy was honored to be chosen Alumni Homecoming Queen of Humboldt State University and took pride in her involvement with several community affiliations including: The Monday Evening Club of Fortuna, Sequoia Club of Scotia, Parent Teacher Associations, The Friends of the Fortuna Library, Retired Teachers Association, Redwood Genealogical Society, Humboldt Historical Society, and Redwood Empire Golf and Country Club. She was also an Honorary member of the Board of the American Cancer Society and made many visits to patients when working with the Reach-to-Recovery program of the Cancer Society. Dorothy and Dort loved to travel and enjoyed planning for the many trips they took in the United States and abroad. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed her friendships. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Jorgen C. Dort Gulliksen; brother Donald McGovern of Rio Dell, CA; and her parents James P. and Mattie McGovern. She is survived by their son Joe Gulliksen of Redway, CA; their daughter Terry Lawrence and her husband Leo of Kennewick, WA. Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren are John Lawrence and his wife Tracey and their son Jorgen of Cincinnati, OH; Craig Lawrence and his wife Sierra and their three daughters Ana, Hope and Brooke of Hermiston, OR; Jorgen Gulliksen and his wife Ermilita and their son Kai of Napa, CA; Mark Lawrence and his wife Laura and their son Tristan of Kennewick, WA; Andrea Flores and her husband Raul of Salem, OR; and Lisa Lawrence of Seattle, WA. Her niece is Geri Dunbar of Indiana and nephew is James McGovern of Roseburg, OR. Dorothy treasured time spent with family and friends at their summer home in Redway, CA as well as reunions with children and grandchildren at Black Butte Ranch in Oregon. She had a profound and lasting influence on the lives of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, teaching them math and spelling while instilling a love of reading with books like Horton Hatches the Egg, Stop That Ball and Pokey Little Puppy. She will be remembered fondly as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and teacher. Memorial Services will be held in Kennewick, WA at The Manor at Canyon Lakes on November 27, 2007 at 1:00pm and in Fortuna, CA at Goble?s Mortuary on December 1, 2007 at 11:00am.