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Obituary: Hoffpauer, Dorislee Riley 1924 - 2010 Dorislee Riley Hoffpauer died Saturday, November 27th, at four o'clock in the afternoon. She had been under care for dementia. She passed peacefully from us after several years of decline. Three of her sons were at her side during her final hours. She did not suffer in those last moments. Dorislee was born Doris Lee Riley, May 27th, 1924, in Portland, Oregon, to Robert Earl Riley and Emma Fay Wade Riley. Dorislee was their only child. Her father was a businessman and local politician. He was mayor of Portland, Oregon, for two terms at the end of and following World War II. Dorislee's childhood was largely unaffected by the depression. She spent her summers at her mother's family's ranch. As a young teenager she and her father took off one summer and drove across the country and back. That would have been in the mid to late 1930s there were no interstate highways, there were only two lane roads. When seventeen, she was elected "Miss Oregon" by the Oregon State Historical Society. Her ancestors had settled in Oregon before it was a state. Dorislee attended the University of Oregon during the first years of World War II. She left school to volunteer for the Navy. She was assigned to North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego. In 1945 she met Rieves Hoffpauer, who was also in the Navy. They married January 24, 1946, after both were released from the service. Dorislee returned to school, this time at The University of California, Berkley, where she studied decorative arts, history, and anthropology -- completing her baccalaureate. While attending Cal, Dorislee and Rieves became parents with the birth of their first son, Bob. Later they moved to Portland, where Bob was followed by John, John was followed by Dan, Dan by Larry, and Larry by Bill. The family moved to Richardson, Texas in 1957, where they lived until Dorislee's condition required full care. Dorislee obtained a Master of Library Science (MLS) degree from Texas Women's University. She was the librarian at Northwood Junior High School for twenty years and enjoyed the kids and faculty. After retirement, Doris-lee followed her interest in genealogy, researching both Rieves' and her own family's ancestry, even teaching a community service course for several years on research methods for genealogists. Dorislee had many interests and hobbies. She loved family gatherings, bulldogs, books, cooking, calligraphy, swimming every morning at the high school and later at the YWCA. She enjoyed socializing and playing bridge with Rieves as her partner, she liked the adventure of travel. She traveled to Ireland, Spain, Mexico, England and France. England was her favorite place, and she travelled there numerous times with friends and made traveling fun and interesting for everyone. Dorislee belonged to many groups and organizations. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Richardson, Texas, formerly St. Margaret's. She was a member of the American Library Association, as well as the Texas Library Association. She was a member and served on the board of directors of the Dallas Genealogical Society. She was an active member of the sisterhood of P.E.O, serving eventually as chapter president. During Dorislee's life she had many challenges. She was a breast cancer survivor, she had some of her stomach removed, and raising five boys wasn't a walk in the park. When she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she didn't give up, Dorislee and Rieves made the best of their years together. Rieves died in October, 2009.