HUMPHREY, DORRIS MAE 1922 to 2009 Beloved mother, grand-mother, wife, aunt and friend, Dorris Mae Humphrey was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on October 5, 1922, to Percy and Elizabeth Walzer, and passed away peacefully on July 28, 2009. Dorris moved to San Diego with her parents and brother Bill in 1926, where she attended McKinley Grammar School, Wilson Jr. High, graduating from Hoover High School in 1942. Dorris is survived by six of her eight children Michael, Barbara, Thomas, Patrick, Kathleen and Christopher. Son Robert died in 1997, and daughter Mary Joan died in 2005. Dorris married Thomas Blackwood in 1942, and had three children Barb, Tom and Pat, and was widowed in 1958. She married Marion "Mike" F. Humphrey in 1960, a widower with three children Mike, Bob and Mary Jo. Dorris and Mike then had Kathleen and Chris. She retired to Nazareth House in 2000. Dorris was active in the church for many years, and was a PTA member for almost four decades. She loved reading, gardening and travelling, and opened up her home to many family, friends and others in need. She enjoyed her large family and numerous friends, and hosted many parties with her husband Mike. Dorris always shared her beautiful smile and a kind word with those around her. She is beloved by many who will miss her dearly. Memorial Mass will be Tuesday, August 4th, 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 2766 Navajo Road, El Cajon. Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 8/2/2009