The Martha s Vineyard Times
Dorothy Ellen Morrissey Szekely Holt
With a personality, character, and inner strength as fierce as her red hair, Dorothy Ellen Morrissey Szekely Holt lived life on her terms, determined to blow past every goalpost set for her, and surpassing everyone’s expectations. She went by many names, and wore many hats: Dot, Dots, Dotsy Motsy, Dottie, Dottie Karate, Red Dot, Mama Dot, Red, Grandma Dot, D, and Gigi. She was a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a high school dropout, a wife, mother, a volunteer, a community worker, a GED candidate, a college student, a graduate student (twice), a professor, a business school administrator, a widow, a crime victim’s advocate, a teacher, a grandmother, a bride (again), a cancer patient, a fighter, a warrior, and an inspiration to everyone whose path she crossed.