This letter was written
by Rachel, Wilson
Johnson’s wife,
announcing Dorothy’s
death to the family.
What a hard time this
must have been,
dealing with the
death of a loved one
who was still so young.
Especially, since she
had three young kids.
Beside the photo:
Four generations of Lanes...
In the back row is Dorothy, with her
father, Louie Lane. In the front is Dorothy’s
grandparents, David and Mary Lane,
holding Dorothy’s first born, Jim Johnson Jr.
(Jim Jr. is my father-in-law)
What the letter says:
Dear Mother & all,
I know that you are all as stunned to hear of Dorothy's
death as we are. It wasn't at all expected. She was
operated on for Goiter April 7, in the morning and seemed
to be doing very good and then all of a sudden they had put
her under an oxygen tent but it couldn't rally her. She was
just too run down and under weight. She weighed only a bare
100 lbs. Dorothy went to the hospital April 3rd in the evening
and they waited to operate because she was so weak but they
didn't wait long enough.
Wilson called me at work to-day and he called Emma Lou.
She called Morgan and Jim is out there now I hope eating
something as he is just a nervous wreck. Mrs. Lane has
the children right now and Wilson & I are going out there to-night
to try and get her to let us take them at least till
after the funeral on Friday. I suppose Jim told you in his
telegram that she passed away at 2:30 this morning. If ever
a person was needed on this earth she was, and it is so hard
to understand why she was taken.
I really don't know much to tell you and I guess there
isn't anything to say now anyway but I thought you would
want to hear a little more than a telegram could say. She
is to be buried Friday at Gresham.
Wilson and I drove to Hermiston over the week end as I had
four days off for Easter vacation.
Thank you so much for the nice Easter card it was nice
to be remembered.
It is almost time to pick Wilson up and I think we will
go immediatly to Boring to see what there is that we can do.
This is certainly a trying time for all her family and
I hope and pray there can be some hope and comfort somewhere.
With love, Rae and Wilson
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