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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
Sunny Disposition
Former professor says she has
'nothing to complain about.'
Dorothy
Gould
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December 1 . 2011
Sue Pearl
Special to the Jewish News
H
ere she comes with that
smile!"
That is what you hear at
Sunrise Senior Living facility when
Dorothy Gould, 82, walks into a room. If
someone shows up at her dining room
table acting grumpy, she'll tell him,
"Don't you have anything good to say?"
Dorothy has always believed in hav-
ing a positive attitude. In fact, it's her
positive attitude that has helped her
survive. And Dorothy hasn't just sur-
vived life; she's lived it with a capital "L."
Dorothy was born and raised in
Niagara Falls, N.Y. She lived there her
whole life until moving two years ago
to Sunrise in West Bloomfield to be
close to her two daughters.
"I always had a full plate," said
Dorothy, who simultaneously raised
four children, taught college English,
acted in local plays and was the first
woman president at her temple.
"I majored in theater at Ithaca
College, which helped me years later
to get the leading role in The Taming
of the Shrew in a local production. I
went on to receive two more degrees at
Niagara University and the University
of Buffalo. My last degree was my
`Mrs: degree. Unfortunately, my mar-
riage ended in divorce, but we had
four beautiful children."
Dorothy was one of few women
professors and the only Jewish pro-
fessor at a Catholic college. She was
an English and speech professor at
Niagara University for 37 years.
"I was asked by the school chair-
man if I would tutor a young, black
basketball player who had just
enrolled at the college, and I agreed
to do it:' she said. "This young man
ended up being Calvin Murphy, the
famous basketball star of the Houston
Rockets."
Dorothy and Calvin became life-
long friends. He came to her house
many times for dinner, and her whole
family was invited to his wedding.
They are still very close friends.
"Raising my four children was very
challenging sometimes, but it was well
worth it because I had great kids:' said
Dorothy, who was a single mother for
more than 10 years. "If any of my kids
would give me any trouble, all I had to
do was give them the look, and they
would stop misbehaving."
Her children were actually the ones
who fixed Dorothy up with her second
husband, Lester, who had been a fam-
ily friend for many years.
"Any time I would go out with some-
one my kids didn't like, they would
suggest I go out with Lester instead. I
laughed at their suggestion because I
had never even held hands with Lester.
Well, my children knew that I'd be able
to remedy that situation!"
Although Dorothy has enjoyed many
accomplishments, she said her best
times were raising her four children and
watching her grandchildren grow up.
She said she has thoroughly enjoyed
her life from acting and teaching to
knitting and quiltmaking.
"Life hasn't always been easy, but
complaining is not my style. What do I
have to complain about? My whole life
has been one big adventure!"
It's easy to see why Dorothy is
always smiling.
Look for "That's Life" columns,
showcasing our community's senior
citizens, in future issues of the IN.