Dorothy Jeanne Spalding

Dorothy Spalding, age 80, passed away, September 14, 2016, at her home in Florida. She was born in Ardsley, NY, April 16, 1936 to Helen and Kenneth McPhee. Dorothy is survived by her three children, William Richardson Spalding, Laura Cook Spalding-Frisard, Diane Talbot Spalding-Sembrot, three grandchildren, Meghan, Cole and Lauren, and sister Ellen. Dorothy grew up in New York with a close family before moving with her husband, William Spalding, to Darien. She later settled in Rowayton, on Belle Island and Pine Point, for nearly forty years, with many summers shared with extended family in a beach house in Milford. She attended Skidmore College and, while raising her three children, worked as a Registered Nurse at Stamford Hospital. She was a member of the Rowayton Power Squadron and with close friends loved sailing on Long Island Sound. She always lived along the water, including building her dream home on Harbor Island, Bahamas, and retired to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Memorial celebration will be held on October 8, 2016 at 11:00am at United Church of Rowayton, 210 Rowayton Ave, Norwalk, CT 06853 with a reception following the services. Memorial Contribution may be sent to Yellow Rose at Skidmore College.