Obituary for Dorothea J. Knight Dorothea J. Knight, age 88, of St. Clair, passed peacefully in her home on May 12, 2018. She was born August 22, 1929 to the late Frederick and Bertha (Bluhm) Piper of Detroit. Dorothea was preceded in death by her husband James G. Knight; brother, Frederick (Bud) Piper Jr. and sister, Helen Marie (Piper) Cady.
She is survived by a large family of beloved friends, step daughter, Anita Qureshi of San Clemente, California and two nieces. Dorothea grew up on the east side of Detroit and was a 1947 graduate of Eastern High School. As a young woman she loved to ice skate and competed in speed racing.
After graduation she worked for Michigan Steel Tubing in Hamtramck. Due to her knack for detail and clerical expertise she advanced to the position of Executive Secretary to the President of Pepsi-Cola Detroit. Dorothea married James G. Knight on July 2, 1963 and resided in Indian Village, Detroit until their time of retirement.
They located to St. Clair, Michigan for a short time and then moved to New Port Richey, Florida. In 1983 they chose to make St. Clair their permanent home. Dorothea was truly a unique, strong, independent woman who displayed, throughout her lifetime, a great love of community and country.
She served on the St. Clair board of Zoning Appeals in 1984, St. Clair Township Planning Commission from 1984-1989 and St. Clair County Metropolitan Planning Commission for 12 years thereafter. Her involvement and contributions to non-profit organizations are far too many to list. Dorothea held great admiration and respect for our servicemen and women, veterans, police, fire and emergency respond workers.
But, had a special place in her heart for K-9 service dogs and their handlers. It gave her such pleasure to support local K-9 units. She truly acknowledged the important role K-9’s play in protecting our communities and “She so loved the company of a good dog”.
“Animals were her passion”. Dorothea played a significant role in the development of the Humane Society of St. Clair County SNAP and also supported the Blue Water Area Humane Society along with their spay/neuter voucher program. She also formed Knight Animal Welfare Society as a social media forum to improve animal laws.
She truly enjoyed her computer and the ability to access pertinent information without leaving her home. She would have been an exceptional private investigator-for she was relentless in finding the answers she needed to complete her quest for correctness. Dorothea will be greatly missed…never forgotten.
Her legacy will live on forever through the community issues and programs that she developed, supported, represented and fought for. Impacting the lives of many. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday June 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Young Funeral Home, China Township.
She will be laid to rest in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. To leave a message of comfort visit www.
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