Dorothy Daggett Hawkins

Dorothy Hawkins' spirit left this world on Friday, November 26, 2021. She grew up in Grand Rapids, MI, and her favorite escape was her parents' cottage in Grand Haven, spending many happy times on Lake Michigan. She was a fierce tennis player, winning the Michigan Junior Tennis Championship. She married Bob Hawkins during WW2 and worked for Bell Telephone in Grand Rapids, Colorado Springs, and Chicago. They eventually settled in Alton, IL and she raised two children, taught high school, and opened her own antique business, The Pine Door.

Upon retirement, she moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1987, where she became enthralled with Southwest colors, furniture, and crafts. She took woodworking classes and made Spanish Colonial furniture. In her workshop she made mirrors, boxes, menorahs, and all types of original and one-of-a-kind articles. She joined other artists in displaying their work at Yucca Gallery in Old Town.

Dorothy supported women's rights and choice all her adult life. She was instrumental in creating housing for domestic violence victims when she lived in Alton, IL. She supported Planned Parenthood. She was an animal lover and adopted many rescue dogs during her lifetime.

Dorothy had a fully lived 93 years and will be missed by her children, Matthew and Martha Hawkins, her many friends, and by Marian Gardner, her partner of many years.