SEROY, Dolores L.

Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ Wednesday, September 08, 2010 Dolores L. Seroy, 80, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. She died in the Joan and Diana Hospice House in her hometown of Kingman. Her death was caused by complication of cancer. Dolores was born on June 3, 1930, in San Francisco to Claude and Ruth Briggs. She attended Coachella Valley Union High where she "met" one of her lifelong avocations, tennis. After high school, Dolores moved to Kansas City, Mo. There she taught dancing at Arthur Murray Dance Studio, where she met and married Winn Seroy on March 17, 1951. During the decade of the 50s, Dolores and Winn had two sons, Merrill and Keith. She concentrated on raising a good family. The '60s saw the beginning of her conservative political involvement to which she was extremely devoted even up to the time of her death. She was active in numerous campaigns, causes and conservative organizations. During the late '60s through the late '90s, Dolores renewed her interest in tennis, sometimes playing every day. Her preference was the game of doubles, and she was a fierce competitor. During this time, Dolores and Winn resided in Solana Beach, Calif., and then Santa Ana, Calif. While in Santa Ana, Dolores took a job as volunteer coordinator at Santa Ana Tustin Community Hospital (now Western Medical Center). She ran the initial orientation for hospital candy-stripers as well as coordinated their schedules. Also in Santa Ana, Dolores had the opportunity to serve a one-year term on the Orange County Grand Jury, fiscal year 1992-1993. It was on this Grand Jury term that Dolores first became intensely interested in the specter of illegal immigration. She remained passionate in her beliefs on this as well. In 1999, Dolores and Winn moved to Kingman. After settling, Dolores became active in the Kingman Republican Women's Club. Soliciting contributions from members and other conservative writers, Dolores became editor and publisher of the KRW Patriot, a newsletter that went into its 11th year, won awards and gained national recognition among Republican women's clubs. In the fall of 2009, Dolores began attending College Park Southern Baptist Church. As was typical of the balance of her life, Dolores, who never did anything halfway, became as active in church life as her age and health would permit. She attended church twice weekly and participated in two small-group Bible studies weekly. Even during her last few weeks, Bible studies came to her by way of a few dedicated and compassionate saints of College Park. Dolores is survived by her husband of 59-1/2 years, Winn; by her elder son, Merrill of Thousand Palms, Calif.; and by her younger son, Keith of Corona, Calif. Memorial arrangements are still to be determined. Dolores will probably be remembered by those who knew her best as intense, devoted, and as having a surprising sense of humor.