A Friend in Deed
This is about a friend I would
have liked to know better. I never had the opportunity to
be closely acquainted with her. How did I know she was my
friend? She told me so. She had no inhibitions in telling
someone she liked that she loved them. She was always
energetic, enthusiastic, committed, and dynamic to the
extent that you might feel exhausted just watching her
work.
She was always on the cutting edge of new technology. She
was the first person I knew who wore contact lenses. She
had worn very thick glasses and her wearing contacts made a
very obvious change in her appearance. She was an
attractive person.
She was also the first person in the community to own a
microwave oven. She lived very near the school where I was
principal. When one of the teachers heard that she owned a
microwave, she asked if her fifth grade class might come to
her house to see it. She made their visit very special by
letting each student make a cupcake in the oven.
She was active in the early development of the Fayette
County Public Library which in earlier days was known as
the Margaret Mitchell Library.
Tyrone has a recreation park consisting of two softball
fields named in her honor.
She was always involved in some community project. Since
she was married to the president of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank she made sure that both of their banks here
in Fayetteville were architecturally an asset to the
community. She also actively supported beautification
projects in Fayetteville.
Dorothea Redwine is not with us anymore but Fayette County
became a better place because of her. She should be
remembered as a citizen who made a significant difference
in her community.