DAVIS Dorothy Massie (Nee Low)Dorothy Massie Davis, 90 of North Vancouver, BC, passed away Sunday, May 25th, 2008, after a long and brave struggle with the effects of a massive stroke, 2 years ago, and ultimately cancer. Dorothy was a very sweet natured, creative, strong and loving person, who was always there to offer a smile and a kind word to anyone. She was so open she would literally talk to anyone, causing her children when they were young, much embarrassment. However when they got older, they understood that this kind of openness was a true form of kindness. That's who Dorothy was. Born in Vancouver, September 29, 1917, after her parents had emigrated from Scotland, she lived in the city she loved for the rest of her life. Active in music and sports, Dorothy played basketball in high school, learned to play the piano, and played violin in the Vancouver Junior Symphony Orchestra. She married Ken Davis in 1940, and worked at the Alma Telephone Co. while Ken went overseas during WW II. After his return home, Dorothy and Ken had a son, Gregory Paul Davis, born in 1946, and they settled down in the Point Grey area of Vancouver. A daughter, Valerie Leanne Davis, was born in 1950, and Dorothy and Ken enjoyed their family life and the camaraderie of many friends in that special Point Grey neighbourhood. In 1955, the Davis Family moved to the Capilano Highlands area of North Vancouver to a home designed by Ken. Here, Dorothy, in addition to her main interest of family life, was able to pursue her interests of walking the hills of North Van, bowling in the North Shore Bowling League, sewing, reading, playing the violin, helping Ken in the garden and with his model railroad layout, and volunteering at Lions Gate Hospital Auxiliary and at St. Catherine's Anglican Church in the Edgemont Village. Each summer the family explored the many lakes and camping and fishing resorts throughout BC. Dorothy also thought it was important to make sure `the kids' knew about their Scottish heritage. She made sure the family attended most `tattoos', parades and concerts where there were bagpipes playing - where she `whooped' along with the best of them. In later years, Dorothy and Ken enjoyed travelling to many different countries, took up oil painting (and were quite successful), enjoyed the many lasting friendships forged in their schooldays, the war years, the model railroad community, and many later friendships. Dorothy was also an active "Raillette," a name given to the wives of members of the National Model Railroad Assoc. Dorothy helped Ken with the `forested' section of his authentic well-known working railway layout in the basement of their North Van home, spending many long hours `putting trees together' for the layout. They were able to connect with many people locally, and who visited the model railway from all parts of the world. Dorothy liked the people part of this hobby the most. In November 1990, Dorothy and Ken celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and many friends. Soon after, they sold their home of 36 years and moved to a large condo off the Mt. Seymour parkway. When husband Ken passed away in 1992, Dorothy kept active by quilting and joined a quilting group, continued doing her crossword puzzles and volunteering at the Lions Gate Hospital auxiliary, and found contentment visiting family and friends, sometimes driving her younger friends all over the North Shore. She also loved to watch sports on TV, sometimes yelling her encouragement as she watched baseball, tennis, curling and hockey. Her love of music and the violin continued throughout her life, loving the spontaneous `hoe-downs' on the violin, with daughter, Val on the piano. Dorothy, this strong and loving presence, will be dearly missed but always remembered by her son, Greg, daughter-in-law Sue, grandsons Scott and Brent, daughter, Val, grandson Rob Donovan and his wife Stacie, great granddaughter Braila Valerie Dorothy Donovan, niece Brenda Low, nephews Doug, Norman and Ross Low and all their families, cousin Alex Dick, relatives in Scotland, England, Australia, and close friends. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband Ken in 1992, granddaughter Nikki Kathryn Donovan in 1983, father Alexander Low and mother Mary Low, and brother Bruce Low. There will be no service as requested by Dorothy. A special thank you to Dr. Chalmers and all the nurses in the Lynn Valley Care Center for the loving care they gave her. If so desired, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dorothy's name to Lions Gate Hospital, Heart and Stroke Foundation, or the Cancer Foundation.