Montpelier Dorthea Cole Lewis died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning, Aug. 23, 2014 at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin, VT. She was 91. Dot was born and raised on a farm in Chilhowie, Virginia. As a child she discovered arrowheads near her home and raised a sheep, using the wool to weave a blanket. As the eldest of 5 children she tried to keep everyone else out of trouble, meaning not getting caught. She excelled at school, going to Emory & Henry College at age 15 and graduating at 18. After college she worked as a chemist for DuPont in Richmond, controlling the quality of rayon used to make tires for army vehicles. She briefly moved back home to teach high school science. Then she returned to DuPont and Richmond where she met her husband, Jack Lewis. They lived in Wilmington, Delaware raising two children. While a mother and homemaker, Dot also volunteered for many community groups, including the Junior League, Meals on Wheels, and the Winterthur Museum. Widowed at age 50, she finished raising her teenage son and started a new career at Wilmington Trust Company as a trust officer. Dot enjoyed going to concerts and plays, writing poetry, and traveling. In the 1990s she moved to Connecticut to be near her daughter, and in 2010 she moved to Vermont to be cared for near her son. Dot is predeceased by her siblings Leon Cole and Sue Yeago. She is survived by her sisters Sally Hood of Richmond, VA and Helen Campbell of Sarasota, FL and brother-in-law John Yeago of Greensville, NC, sister-in-law Betty Sue Cole of Chilhowie, VA, and aunt Edith Satterthwaite of Ashland, VA; her son, John Lewis and his wife, Allison Mann, and her grandson, Evan Lewis of Montpelier, VT; and her daughter, Martha Lewis. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews, grandnieces and nephews, and a great grandniece, and cousins. According to Dot's wishes her body was donated to the University of Vermont Medical School. There will be no services. Memorial gifts in her memory can be made to the American Civil Liberties Union, Delaware Chapter, 100 West 10th St., Suite 603, Wilmington, DE 19801, or a charity of your choice.