Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - January 4, 2003
There was a time you could walk into any Atlanta institution that encouraged community beautification and, more often than not, you could count on seeing Laura Dorsey there on the ground floor. She helped lay foundations for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Georgia Conservancy, the Atlanta College of Art, the Swan Woods Trail at the Atlanta History Center and an International Gardens for Peace program.
While she occupied a prominent position in Atlanta and was the wife of one of the city's leading attorneys, the late Hugh Dorsey II, she never put on airs. "Laura didn't try to impress anybody," said a longtime friend, Dr. Mary Lynn Morgan of Atlanta. "She didn't name-drop; she didn't need to; she knew everybody." "The last several years, she lived in a little place outside Woodstock that was as unpretentious as she was," Dr. Morgan said.
The memorial service for Mrs. Dorsey, 89, of Woodstock will be 1 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. She died Wednesday of respiratory failure at an assisted-living facility, Chambrel at Roswell. H.M. Patterson & Son, Spring Hill, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dorsey distributed her contributions in time and talent over a wide area. "Laura worked tirelessly for the Atlanta College of Art's accreditation more than 50 years ago," said Ellen Meyer, the college's president. "For the last 10 years, she devoted herself to refurbishing our library and building the scholarship fund. And she had a vision for the future, working on our technology initiative." "Laura strongly believed the Conservancy should project an environmental education message to Georgians," said John Sibley, the Conservancy's president. "She was our leader on that front."
"Generous in spirit and in deeds, Mrs. Dorsey was instrumental in helping the Atlanta Botanical Garden become one of the premier facilities in the country," said Brad Chenoweth, the garden's development director. Fifteen years ago, she co-founded Gardens for Peace with her daughter Dr. Laura Dorsey of Woodstock. Their goal was to create a global network of gardens as "sacred spaces" for meditation and reflection. "Mother played an essential role in developing our organization's leadership and its day-to-day support," said Dr. Dorsey. "She had an intuitive wisdom about the way gardens lift the human spirit."
Survivors include another daughter, Adair Dorsey Sisk of Woodstock; two sons, Hugh M. Dorsey III of Woodstock and Rufus Thomas Dorsey IV of Atlanta; a sister, Cornelia Campbell of Orlando; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
There was a time you could walk into any Atlanta institution that encouraged community beautification and, more often than not, you could count on seeing Laura Dorsey there on the ground floor. She helped lay foundations for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Georgia Conservancy, the Atlanta College of Art, the Swan Woods Trail at the Atlanta History Center and an International Gardens for Peace program.
While she occupied a prominent position in Atlanta and was the wife of one of the city's leading attorneys, the late Hugh Dorsey II, she never put on airs. "Laura didn't try to impress anybody," said a longtime friend, Dr. Mary Lynn Morgan of Atlanta. "She didn't name-drop; she didn't need to; she knew everybody." "The last several years, she lived in a little place outside Woodstock that was as unpretentious as she was," Dr. Morgan said.
The memorial service for Mrs. Dorsey, 89, of Woodstock will be 1 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. She died Wednesday of respiratory failure at an assisted-living facility, Chambrel at Roswell. H.M. Patterson & Son, Spring Hill, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dorsey distributed her contributions in time and talent over a wide area. "Laura worked tirelessly for the Atlanta College of Art's accreditation more than 50 years ago," said Ellen Meyer, the college's president. "For the last 10 years, she devoted herself to refurbishing our library and building the scholarship fund. And she had a vision for the future, working on our technology initiative." "Laura strongly believed the Conservancy should project an environmental education message to Georgians," said John Sibley, the Conservancy's president. "She was our leader on that front."
"Generous in spirit and in deeds, Mrs. Dorsey was instrumental in helping the Atlanta Botanical Garden become one of the premier facilities in the country," said Brad Chenoweth, the garden's development director. Fifteen years ago, she co-founded Gardens for Peace with her daughter Dr. Laura Dorsey of Woodstock. Their goal was to create a global network of gardens as "sacred spaces" for meditation and reflection. "Mother played an essential role in developing our organization's leadership and its day-to-day support," said Dr. Dorsey. "She had an intuitive wisdom about the way gardens lift the human spirit."
Survivors include another daughter, Adair Dorsey Sisk of Woodstock; two sons, Hugh M. Dorsey III of Woodstock and Rufus Thomas Dorsey IV of Atlanta; a sister, Cornelia Campbell of Orlando; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - January 4, 2003
There was a time you could walk into any Atlanta institution that encouraged community beautification and, more often than not, you could count on seeing Laura Dorsey there on the ground floor. She helped lay foundations for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Georgia Conservancy, the Atlanta College of Art, the Swan Woods Trail at the Atlanta History Center and an International Gardens for Peace program.
While she occupied a prominent position in Atlanta and was the wife of one of the city's leading attorneys, the late Hugh Dorsey II, she never put on airs. "Laura didn't try to impress anybody," said a longtime friend, Dr. Mary Lynn Morgan of Atlanta. "She didn't name-drop; she didn't need to; she knew everybody." "The last several years, she lived in a little place outside Woodstock that was as unpretentious as she was," Dr. Morgan said.
The memorial service for Mrs. Dorsey, 89, of Woodstock will be 1 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. She died Wednesday of respiratory failure at an assisted-living facility, Chambrel at Roswell. H.M. Patterson & Son, Spring Hill, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dorsey distributed her contributions in time and talent over a wide area. "Laura worked tirelessly for the Atlanta College of Art's accreditation more than 50 years ago," said Ellen Meyer, the college's president. "For the last 10 years, she devoted herself to refurbishing our library and building the scholarship fund. And she had a vision for the future, working on our technology initiative." "Laura strongly believed the Conservancy should project an environmental education message to Georgians," said John Sibley, the Conservancy's president. "She was our leader on that front."
"Generous in spirit and in deeds, Mrs. Dorsey was instrumental in helping the Atlanta Botanical Garden become one of the premier facilities in the country," said Brad Chenoweth, the garden's development director. Fifteen years ago, she co-founded Gardens for Peace with her daughter Dr. Laura Dorsey of Woodstock. Their goal was to create a global network of gardens as "sacred spaces" for meditation and reflection. "Mother played an essential role in developing our organization's leadership and its day-to-day support," said Dr. Dorsey. "She had an intuitive wisdom about the way gardens lift the human spirit."
Survivors include another daughter, Adair Dorsey Sisk of Woodstock; two sons, Hugh M. Dorsey III of Woodstock and Rufus Thomas Dorsey IV of Atlanta; a sister, Cornelia Campbell of Orlando; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
There was a time you could walk into any Atlanta institution that encouraged community beautification and, more often than not, you could count on seeing Laura Dorsey there on the ground floor. She helped lay foundations for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Georgia Conservancy, the Atlanta College of Art, the Swan Woods Trail at the Atlanta History Center and an International Gardens for Peace program.
While she occupied a prominent position in Atlanta and was the wife of one of the city's leading attorneys, the late Hugh Dorsey II, she never put on airs. "Laura didn't try to impress anybody," said a longtime friend, Dr. Mary Lynn Morgan of Atlanta. "She didn't name-drop; she didn't need to; she knew everybody." "The last several years, she lived in a little place outside Woodstock that was as unpretentious as she was," Dr. Morgan said.
The memorial service for Mrs. Dorsey, 89, of Woodstock will be 1 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. She died Wednesday of respiratory failure at an assisted-living facility, Chambrel at Roswell. H.M. Patterson & Son, Spring Hill, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dorsey distributed her contributions in time and talent over a wide area. "Laura worked tirelessly for the Atlanta College of Art's accreditation more than 50 years ago," said Ellen Meyer, the college's president. "For the last 10 years, she devoted herself to refurbishing our library and building the scholarship fund. And she had a vision for the future, working on our technology initiative." "Laura strongly believed the Conservancy should project an environmental education message to Georgians," said John Sibley, the Conservancy's president. "She was our leader on that front."
"Generous in spirit and in deeds, Mrs. Dorsey was instrumental in helping the Atlanta Botanical Garden become one of the premier facilities in the country," said Brad Chenoweth, the garden's development director. Fifteen years ago, she co-founded Gardens for Peace with her daughter Dr. Laura Dorsey of Woodstock. Their goal was to create a global network of gardens as "sacred spaces" for meditation and reflection. "Mother played an essential role in developing our organization's leadership and its day-to-day support," said Dr. Dorsey. "She had an intuitive wisdom about the way gardens lift the human spirit."
Survivors include another daughter, Adair Dorsey Sisk of Woodstock; two sons, Hugh M. Dorsey III of Woodstock and Rufus Thomas Dorsey IV of Atlanta; a sister, Cornelia Campbell of Orlando; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
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