Jerrie Lynn Dolen memorial

(from the Durango Herald)

Jerrie Lynn Dolen, 49, who lived in Durango from 1964 to 1972, died unexpectedly at her home in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003. The cause of death was not disclosed

Ms. Dolen was born June 4, 1954, in Colorado City, Texas, the daughter of Marilyn Mace and Isaac Stuart Dolen, Jr. She grew up in Durango, graduating from Durango High School in 1972. Then she attended Texas Tech University and the University of Houston, graduating with a degree in art history in 1976.

Ms. Dolen was a goldsmith and jewelry designer. She owned two galleries, one in Santa Fe and one in Couer d’Alene, Idaho. She later earned her certification as a real-estate appraiser in West Palm Beach, Fla. Overseas travel was a passion. She was especially fond of the Caribbean island of Aruba and visiting the Taj Mahal.

"Jerrie enjoyed spoiling her niece, Shannon, to the extreme. Theirs was a very close relationship, and she will be greatly missed." said her sister Molly’o Dolen Hoover.

Karen Marcea, another sister, said, "One of Jerrie’s greatest joys was surprising her grandmother, Beatrice, with cookies and other treats. Ms. Dolen’s third sister, Anita Dolen, said their telephone conversations were so long that her ears would literally go to sleep.

Ms. Dolen is survived by her grandmother, Beatrice L. Gilmore of Mancos; her sisters: Karen J. Marcea of Mancos, Anita A. Dolen of Green Mountain Falls and Molly’o Dolen Hoover of Bayfield; her special friend, Renee Dolen; and her nieces and nephew.












(from the Durango Herald) Jerrie Lynn Dolen, 49, who lived in Durango from 1964 to 1972, died unexpectedly at her home in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003. The cause of death was not disclosed Ms. Dolen was born June 4, 1954, in Colorado City, Texas, the daughter of Marilyn Mace and Isaac Stuart Dolen, Jr. She grew up in Durango, graduating from Durango High School in 1972. Then she attended Texas Tech University and the University of Houston, graduating with a degree in art history in 1976. Ms. Dolen was a goldsmith and jewelry designer. She owned two galleries, one in Santa Fe and one in Couer d’Alene, Idaho. She later earned her certification as a real-estate appraiser in West Palm Beach, Fla. Overseas travel was a passion. She was especially fond of the Caribbean island of Aruba and visiting the Taj Mahal. "Jerrie enjoyed spoiling her niece, Shannon, to the extreme. Theirs was a very close relationship, and she will be greatly missed." said her sister Molly’o Dolen Hoover. Karen Marcea, another sister, said, "One of Jerrie’s greatest joys was surprising her grandmother, Beatrice, with cookies and other treats. Ms. Dolen’s third sister, Anita Dolen, said their telephone conversations were so long that her ears would literally go to sleep. Ms. Dolen is survived by her grandmother, Beatrice L. Gilmore of Mancos; her sisters: Karen J. Marcea of Mancos, Anita A. Dolen of Green Mountain Falls and Molly’o Dolen Hoover of Bayfield; her special friend, Renee Dolen; and her nieces and nephew.