Janice Washburn Dorr
Janice Washburn Dorr passed away Feb. 1, 2021, in Memphis, TN from complications associated with COVID-19. Born May 4, 1946 in Albany, NY to Ellsworth N. and Marjorie Dillingham Washburn, she grew up in Fredonia and Dunkirk with her sister, Sally, and brother Jon.
Janice graduated in 1964 from Dunkirk High School before briefly attending SUNY at Fredonia, then graduating from the University of Denver with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Art Education. She was a member of Phi Delta Kappa Sorority and continued for years to be active with the sorority alumni.
While attending school in Colorado, Jan met and married E. Newton Dorr. They settled in his hometown of Steamboat Springs where they had one son, Michael Newton Dorr. When her marriage ended after 14 years, she and Michael moved to Raleigh, NC to be near her mother and sister. Janice continued her passion in art and teaching at the secondary education level in the North Carolina Public School System