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JoLee Mae Lofflin Dickson

29 Mar 1946 – 8 Sep 2015

Birth29 Mar 1946
Death8 Sep 2015
Added byMarilyn on 14 Oct 2015
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JoLee Mae Lofflin Dickson of Casa Grande, Arizona, who has truly been a world traveler, has started upon her next journey after passing away September 8, 2015 from complications with several illnesses. JoLee was born March 29, 1946 in Lincoln, Nebraska to W. Henry Lofflin and Virginia DeHart Lofflin . She moved to El Dorado, Kansas with her parents in 1957 where she first met her future husband and best friend, Richard L "Dick" Dickson, in the sixth grade at Lincoln School. JoLee and Dick dated during most of Junior High and all of High School before getting married in 1966 and moving to Valley Center, Kansas. They moved back to El Dorado in 1970. JoLee simply loved being a good housewife and the mother of two wonderful daughters and they shared many trips together over the years. As the daughters became older, she knew it was time to seek other opportunities that interested her. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Wichita State University and taught Special Education at Wichita East High School before moving to Arizona in 1986. JoLee taught Junior High in Coolidge, Arizona for several years while obtaining her Masters Degree in Counseling after which she became the head Guidance Counselor at Coolidge and later with the Casa Grande School system. Working with the schools was a perfect opportunity for her to enjoy her other great love, that being traveling during the summers and holiday breaks. Over the years she visited all seven continents and a total of seventy-one countries including two around the world trips. Her trips and cruises provided her with a lot of pleasure viewing the different cultures and sights to be seen. She and Dick have commented a number of times about JoLee's almost fairy tale life and the joy they have shared together over the years. She was tremendously proud of daughters, Lorri L. Sweten of Washington, D.C. and Dawn M. Dickson and husband Froylan of Atlanta, Georgia. A very special joy arrived in 2003 with the birth of granddaughter Audrey JoLee Sweten. In addition to her parents, JoLee was predeceased by one grandson, Michael. At her request, no services are being planned, but a donation to the charity of your choice in her name would be a nice remembrance. She Is Gone You can shed tears that she is gone Or you can smile because she has lived You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back Or you can open your eyes and see all she has left Your heart can be empty because you can't see her Or you can be full of the love you shared You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday You can remember her and only that she's gone Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on You can choose to cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back Or you can do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on source: azfamily.tributes.com ☆★☆♥═════ƸӜƷ═════♥═☃═♥═════ƸӜƷ═════♥☆★☆

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