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    • Ms. Katherine Whittle
    • Mrs. Laura Robbins
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    • Mahiya Suresh
    • Ms. Elizabeth Johnston
    • Mrs. Edna Roth
    • Mrs. Betsy Johnson
    • Ms. Deborah Coolidge Dowse
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Dr. Dorothea Widmayer

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Dr. Dorothea "Dot" Widmayer
Aunt, Sister, and Dear Friend
Professor Emerita of Biology
1930- March 6, 2021

Dr. Widmayer was born in 1930, in Washington DC. She attended Wellesley College in 1952 and went on to receive her PhD from Indiana University. After her education, she taught at Simmons College for two years. However, she soon returned to Wellesley. For 35 years, she worked as a Professor of Introductory Biology and Genetics at Wellesley College. She focused much of her research on gene action, evolution, and gene expression.

At Wellesley College, she served on various committees for the development of the College Science Center and was Chair of her department.
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Beyond her teaching, she pursued travel “from the Galapagos to the U.S.S.R., riding elephants in India and chasing total solar eclipses around the world.” She also was a passionate reader and held a used book business with her dear friend: Retired Books.

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In Sherborn, she was very involved with the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish, The Good As New Shop, her book club, and her knitting group. Many residents remember her  kindness today.

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