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Subject: [CASacramento] Janell Diane GOHRING (1962-2003) (obit.)
Date: 28 Oct 2003 16:49:35 -0700

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Surnames: GOHRING, DOTSON, BLUEHORSE, KURK
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Janell D. Gohring

Janell Diane Gohring of Davis died Oct. 23, 2003. Born March 8, 1962, in Sacramento, she was 41 years old.

She attended Sylvan School District and graduated from Beyer High School in Modesto, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and obtained her master's degree in child development from UC Davis.

She is survived by the family she cherished: her husband Tom and their children Katherine, Ashley and Caroline. She is also survived by her parents, Frank and Lana Dotson; two sisters, Jena Dotson and Judy Bluehorse; and two brothers, Jeff Kurk and Frank Dotson. In addition, she leaves her mother-in-law and father-in-law and numerous relatives.

She was predeceased by her father, James D. Kurk, who died when she was 6.

She was an enthusiastic and dedicated fourth-grade teacher at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School in Davis. Previously, she worked as a short- and long-term substitute teacher in Davis and in Winters.

She cared deeply about her students, and worked long hours professionally, but was most passionately devoted to her family.

She obtained her teaching credential through the Cal Teach program, which enabled her to complete much of her work at home online, on her own time, while staying at home with her children, and she completed her student teaching at Willett Elementary School in Davis.

Teaching was her second career. She previously worked for 14 years as a child life specialist, where she profoundly helped children who were hospitalized for cancer treatment and their families by providing developmental and emotional support.

She engaged with her three active daughters tirelessly in numerous activities in town and in the Bay Area, and volunteered extensively for the Davis Musical Theatre Company, Girl Scouts, Redbud Montessori School and numerous other community activities.

She started the first Davis chapter of the Roots and Shoots organization, which operates under the auspices of the Jane Goodall Institute. She loved children and animals, and with her family, raised a new puppy, Scout, over this past summer.

She also enjoyed music, dining outdoors and traveling to beautiful places, including India, Yosemite, Mendocino and Hawaii. This past spring break, she traveled to Maui with her family, her parents and several other Davis families where her adventures included swimming with sea turtles and a wild ocean rafting ride.

"Janell was caring and compassionate," her family says. "She gave her time and energy selflessly and she will be painfully missed and remembered dearly by all who knew her."

A memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road.

Friends of the family have established a fund to assist with educational expenses for her children. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Janell Gohring Education Fund, First Northern Bank, 434 Second St., Davis, CA 95616.

(Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, October 28, 2003, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>;. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

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