Dorothy left us in her 93rd year on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Churchill Place, Oakville. Beloved mother of Randy (Jenny) and Tim (Twig); loving grandmother of Megan; sister of Mary (Bob) Hartley; aunt to Christopher, Susan and David Wakefield; predeceased by sisters Mona and Barbara. Dorothy grew up in Toronto and Hamilton and spent her school years at King's Hall, Compton with many happy, seaside summers in St. Andrews. In the 40's and 50's, as wife to Fred Smye, she had a ring-side seat for the saga of Avro Aircraft and the Arrow. As she developed the extensive gardens of their lakeside Oakville home, Dorothy began her life-long passion for gardening. Later in life she resumed her art studies and became a prolific watercolorist producing floral still lifes and landscapes for a variety of galleries and the donor programs of the Hamilton Art Gallery and Oakville Galleries. Dorothy's family and friends will also remember her as a keen naturalist and birder, but most of all as an avid golfer who proudly mastered the course at the Mississauga Golf and Country Club for over 50 years. The family thanks the many staff at Churchill Place and Oakville-Trafalgar Hospital (4 West and 3 Centre) for their attentive care and support. A Service celebrating Dorothy's Life will be held 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William Street, Oakville. Interment will occur when nature blooms in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Royal Botanical Gardens (rbg.ca) or the Nature Conservancy of Canada (natureconservancy.ca) would be appreciated.