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Dorothy Ann Pape Veach

10 Oct 1920 – 27 Aug 2017

Birth10 Oct 1920
Death27 Aug 2017
CemeteryFort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas , USA
Added byEd Cartwright III on 10 Aug 2021
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182879694

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CAPT Women's Army Auxiliary Corps World War II Dorothy Ann Veach died peacefully surrounded by her family August 27, 2017 at age 96. She graduated from Incarnate Word High School in 1937, attended Incarnate Word College, and worked for her cousin at Rauscher Pierce until 1941 when she became a 2nd Lieutenant in the Women's Motor Corps. When the WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) was formed in 1942 she was the first to enlist in Texas as a private soldier, but was determined to pass Officer Candidate School, achieving her goal in 1945. As commander of a company of WACs she was posted to the Panama Canal Zone, where she met and married her husband of 60 years, Col. Fletcher Read Veach, Jr. Often posted abroad, she loved getting to know the countries where they were stationed, including Iran and Belgium. They retired to San Antonio in 1973 to a neighborhood they knew and loved and to be with Dorothy's family. She was very active in the San Antonio Needlework Guild until arthritis got in her way. To the end of her life Dorothy enjoyed keeping up to date with current affairs, science and technology. She was an accomplished bridge player, organist, seamstress, cook, and a voracious reader, especially of non-fiction. Throughout her life her strong faith supported and guided all her efforts. She often said how thankful she was for the opportunities she had had and for her wonderful husband, family, friends, and loving children and grandchildren. Daughter of Alfred Pape of Fredericksburg and Lydia (née Kocurek) Pape of Dimebox, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher, her sister Loretta Jacobsmeyer and brother Thomas Pape. She is survived by three daughters, two grandchildren, two sisters and a large extended family and many friends. Rest in peace, ma'am.

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