`Well done thy good and faithful servant…”
Matthew 25:23
Dorothy, beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend went home to be with the Lord on November 17, 2022. Dorothy was born in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Monroe M. Lomans and Luvenia Trafton on February 24th, 1946.
Dorothy attended Norfolk Public Schools. She looked forward to graduating from Booker T. Washington High School. The state of Virginia refusing federal orders to integrate African Americans and Whites in public schools, our beloved belongs to the graduating class of 1959. No individual recognition of students from this class are on public record and are only known as “The Loss Class of 59”. She continued her education at Norfolk Technical Vocational Center later receiving her degree in nursing. Serving over 30 years with Sentara including Norfolk General Hospital, The Barry Robinson Center, Sentara Rosemont Health and Rehab amongst several others earned her many awards and achievements recognizing her exceptional care and skill level in th e medical industry still overcoming many racial adversities.
Dottie blessed the world with the beauty from her invisible scars, but she also left us all with words to help us live and not only exist in life. Sometimes, “Have you eaten today?”, is all you need to hear to know a person loves you. Fashionista at birth, rebel by choise, she marched to the beat of her own drum without remorse or regret. “God makes no mistakes” is a mantra she lived by and it is one we all must remember. Dying is not a choice, but how we choose to live our life is. Don’t spend your days crying and dwelling on what you cannot change. Spend energy and time on the here and now, and focus on only what you KNOW you can change. “Love those who love you”, she’d say. If it sounds good to you, be it jazz, gospel, funk or rock, listen to it as music is ure to feed your soul. “You feel better when you LOOK better”, she’d tell us all. Be sure not to forget, if you ever find yourself at the fork in the road, “What God has for you, will be for you”, and last bu not least, with the help of her beloved Aunt Rose, when making any salad, Duke’s Mayonnaise is the best without question.
She is loved, honored, and survived by her daughter Shannon Nicole Lomans, dear sister Sandra Lee Lomans, granddaughters Anya Desere’ Lomans, Qurshonda Shannae Lomans and great grandchildren Arieyanna Helene Lomans, Joel Anthony Lomans and Jerimiah Gayle Lomans.
Dottie’s torch and legacy will truly live on. As tears are wiped, and memories are being revisited, in her own words she’d say to you, “And this TOO shall pass”.