LENGACHER - Dorothy Boster (King), was born November 17, 1917, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of JH Boster and Fern Conine Boster. Dorothy had deep roots in Oklahoma. Her grandparents Phillip and Martha Boster, made the Cherokee Strip run in 1893, and homesteaded south of Medford, in Grant County.
An excellent student, Dorothy was graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1934 at the age of 16 and moved to Tulsa that summer. She attended Tulsa Business College and worked for several well-known Tulsa firms, including Tulsa Terminal Warehouse and Storage and the Oil & Gas Journal.
In October 1938, she married John W. (Jack) King. They had two sons, John William King II (Bill) and Phillip R. King (Phil). Jack was a member of the Tulsa Air National Guard unit, and was called up for active duty in the Korean War. In April 1951, he lost his life when his fighter plane had a flame out. Dorothy and Jack had been married 12 1/2 years. Bill was 6 and Phil was only five months old when they lost their father.
In the fall of 1951, Dorothy went back to work to support her young family. She was employed as a secretary at Vinson Supply Company. Much to her surprise, she did little work for the company's business operations. The owner, Bailey Vinson, was the Republican National Committeeman for Oklahoma, and her duties were as secretary to Bob Hinds, Mr. Vinson's political aide. Mr. Vinson became housing chairman for the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago, and Dorothy spent seven weeks there in the summer of 1952. Meanwhile, Bill and Phil stayed with her wonderful in-laws, Rex and Marcella King.
During the course of the convention, Dorothy met Congressman Page Belcher of Enid. Following the elections that fall, Congressman Belcher asked Dorothy to join his staff in Washington, DC. After much soul searching, and an initial decision to turn down his offer, she instead said "yes", and left for Washington the day after Christmas, 1952. It was, she said, God's hand that caused her to change her mind and to go. Within days after her arrival Dorothy Boster (King) Lengacher in Washington, DC, she met Bob Lengacher, assistant to an Ohio congressman. Within days they were dating regularly and married on July 1, 1953 in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
In June 1954, Dorothy, Bob, Bill, Phil and newborn son, Rob, returned to Tulsa. In the ensuing year, Dorothy worked occasionally, usually when someone called her. Her capability as a secretary was best exemplified when she received a call from the Oil & Gas Journal, some 20 years after she had worked there, asking if she could fill in for the personal secretary to Mr. PC Lauringer who was on medical leave.
Over the years, she and Bob worked together in political activities and in the Christian Fellowship Class at First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy also worked by Bob's side for many years while they were principal owners of Tulsa Litho Company. Dorothy served as president of Franklin PTA and president of Amber Rotary Anns, the ladies affiliate of Rotary Club of Tulsa. She was also an active member for many years in the PEO sisterhood. After they sold Tulsa Litho in 1985, she and Bob traveled extensively, once spending 3 months wandering from the North Sea to Turkey. Their favorite place however, was Switzerland, which Dorothy came to love as much as Bob, whose father was a native of Switzerland.
In her later years, Dorothy was best known as the visionary who saw the need for a modern retirement community for the Tulsa area. That vision led to the establishment of Inverness Village, a 190-acre campus adjacent to Oaks Country Club on West 71st Street. She and Bob spent their last years at Inverness Village, where she was the much loved "queen" of Inverness.
Dorothy is survived by Bob, her loving husband of 55 years; sons, Bill King of Seattle and Phil King and wife Sammie of Tulsa, and Rob Lengacher of Zurich, Switzerland. Also surviving her is grandson, Lance King and wife Tonya, of Earlysville, VA and their children Claire and Asher; and grandson, Michael King and wife Gwen of Earlysville, VA, and their children Dillon and Camden.
Dorothy Lengacher passed away Friday morning, September 26, 2008, at the age of 90. Friends may make contributions to Meals on Wheels at First Presbyterian Church or to the Inverness Village Landscape Fund. The family will be receiving guests at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 East 51st St, Monday, Sept 29, from 4-6 pm. Memorial Service to be held at 2 pm, on Tuesday, September 30, at Inverness Village, 3800 West 71st St. Moore's Southlawn Chapel. Published in the Tulsa World on 9/28/2008
An excellent student, Dorothy was graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1934 at the age of 16 and moved to Tulsa that summer. She attended Tulsa Business College and worked for several well-known Tulsa firms, including Tulsa Terminal Warehouse and Storage and the Oil & Gas Journal.
In October 1938, she married John W. (Jack) King. They had two sons, John William King II (Bill) and Phillip R. King (Phil). Jack was a member of the Tulsa Air National Guard unit, and was called up for active duty in the Korean War. In April 1951, he lost his life when his fighter plane had a flame out. Dorothy and Jack had been married 12 1/2 years. Bill was 6 and Phil was only five months old when they lost their father.
In the fall of 1951, Dorothy went back to work to support her young family. She was employed as a secretary at Vinson Supply Company. Much to her surprise, she did little work for the company's business operations. The owner, Bailey Vinson, was the Republican National Committeeman for Oklahoma, and her duties were as secretary to Bob Hinds, Mr. Vinson's political aide. Mr. Vinson became housing chairman for the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago, and Dorothy spent seven weeks there in the summer of 1952. Meanwhile, Bill and Phil stayed with her wonderful in-laws, Rex and Marcella King.
During the course of the convention, Dorothy met Congressman Page Belcher of Enid. Following the elections that fall, Congressman Belcher asked Dorothy to join his staff in Washington, DC. After much soul searching, and an initial decision to turn down his offer, she instead said "yes", and left for Washington the day after Christmas, 1952. It was, she said, God's hand that caused her to change her mind and to go. Within days after her arrival Dorothy Boster (King) Lengacher in Washington, DC, she met Bob Lengacher, assistant to an Ohio congressman. Within days they were dating regularly and married on July 1, 1953 in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
In June 1954, Dorothy, Bob, Bill, Phil and newborn son, Rob, returned to Tulsa. In the ensuing year, Dorothy worked occasionally, usually when someone called her. Her capability as a secretary was best exemplified when she received a call from the Oil & Gas Journal, some 20 years after she had worked there, asking if she could fill in for the personal secretary to Mr. PC Lauringer who was on medical leave.
Over the years, she and Bob worked together in political activities and in the Christian Fellowship Class at First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy also worked by Bob's side for many years while they were principal owners of Tulsa Litho Company. Dorothy served as president of Franklin PTA and president of Amber Rotary Anns, the ladies affiliate of Rotary Club of Tulsa. She was also an active member for many years in the PEO sisterhood. After they sold Tulsa Litho in 1985, she and Bob traveled extensively, once spending 3 months wandering from the North Sea to Turkey. Their favorite place however, was Switzerland, which Dorothy came to love as much as Bob, whose father was a native of Switzerland.
In her later years, Dorothy was best known as the visionary who saw the need for a modern retirement community for the Tulsa area. That vision led to the establishment of Inverness Village, a 190-acre campus adjacent to Oaks Country Club on West 71st Street. She and Bob spent their last years at Inverness Village, where she was the much loved "queen" of Inverness.
Dorothy is survived by Bob, her loving husband of 55 years; sons, Bill King of Seattle and Phil King and wife Sammie of Tulsa, and Rob Lengacher of Zurich, Switzerland. Also surviving her is grandson, Lance King and wife Tonya, of Earlysville, VA and their children Claire and Asher; and grandson, Michael King and wife Gwen of Earlysville, VA, and their children Dillon and Camden.
Dorothy Lengacher passed away Friday morning, September 26, 2008, at the age of 90. Friends may make contributions to Meals on Wheels at First Presbyterian Church or to the Inverness Village Landscape Fund. The family will be receiving guests at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 East 51st St, Monday, Sept 29, from 4-6 pm. Memorial Service to be held at 2 pm, on Tuesday, September 30, at Inverness Village, 3800 West 71st St. Moore's Southlawn Chapel. Published in the Tulsa World on 9/28/2008
LENGACHER - Dorothy Boster (King), was born November 17, 1917, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of JH Boster and Fern Conine Boster. Dorothy had deep roots in Oklahoma. Her grandparents Phillip and Martha Boster, made the Cherokee Strip run in 1893, and homesteaded south of Medford, in Grant County.
An excellent student, Dorothy was graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1934 at the age of 16 and moved to Tulsa that summer. She attended Tulsa Business College and worked for several well-known Tulsa firms, including Tulsa Terminal Warehouse and Storage and the Oil & Gas Journal.
In October 1938, she married John W. (Jack) King. They had two sons, John William King II (Bill) and Phillip R. King (Phil). Jack was a member of the Tulsa Air National Guard unit, and was called up for active duty in the Korean War. In April 1951, he lost his life when his fighter plane had a flame out. Dorothy and Jack had been married 12 1/2 years. Bill was 6 and Phil was only five months old when they lost their father.
In the fall of 1951, Dorothy went back to work to support her young family. She was employed as a secretary at Vinson Supply Company. Much to her surprise, she did little work for the company's business operations. The owner, Bailey Vinson, was the Republican National Committeeman for Oklahoma, and her duties were as secretary to Bob Hinds, Mr. Vinson's political aide. Mr. Vinson became housing chairman for the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago, and Dorothy spent seven weeks there in the summer of 1952. Meanwhile, Bill and Phil stayed with her wonderful in-laws, Rex and Marcella King.
During the course of the convention, Dorothy met Congressman Page Belcher of Enid. Following the elections that fall, Congressman Belcher asked Dorothy to join his staff in Washington, DC. After much soul searching, and an initial decision to turn down his offer, she instead said "yes", and left for Washington the day after Christmas, 1952. It was, she said, God's hand that caused her to change her mind and to go. Within days after her arrival Dorothy Boster (King) Lengacher in Washington, DC, she met Bob Lengacher, assistant to an Ohio congressman. Within days they were dating regularly and married on July 1, 1953 in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
In June 1954, Dorothy, Bob, Bill, Phil and newborn son, Rob, returned to Tulsa. In the ensuing year, Dorothy worked occasionally, usually when someone called her. Her capability as a secretary was best exemplified when she received a call from the Oil & Gas Journal, some 20 years after she had worked there, asking if she could fill in for the personal secretary to Mr. PC Lauringer who was on medical leave.
Over the years, she and Bob worked together in political activities and in the Christian Fellowship Class at First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy also worked by Bob's side for many years while they were principal owners of Tulsa Litho Company. Dorothy served as president of Franklin PTA and president of Amber Rotary Anns, the ladies affiliate of Rotary Club of Tulsa. She was also an active member for many years in the PEO sisterhood. After they sold Tulsa Litho in 1985, she and Bob traveled extensively, once spending 3 months wandering from the North Sea to Turkey. Their favorite place however, was Switzerland, which Dorothy came to love as much as Bob, whose father was a native of Switzerland.
In her later years, Dorothy was best known as the visionary who saw the need for a modern retirement community for the Tulsa area. That vision led to the establishment of Inverness Village, a 190-acre campus adjacent to Oaks Country Club on West 71st Street. She and Bob spent their last years at Inverness Village, where she was the much loved "queen" of Inverness.
Dorothy is survived by Bob, her loving husband of 55 years; sons, Bill King of Seattle and Phil King and wife Sammie of Tulsa, and Rob Lengacher of Zurich, Switzerland. Also surviving her is grandson, Lance King and wife Tonya, of Earlysville, VA and their children Claire and Asher; and grandson, Michael King and wife Gwen of Earlysville, VA, and their children Dillon and Camden.
Dorothy Lengacher passed away Friday morning, September 26, 2008, at the age of 90. Friends may make contributions to Meals on Wheels at First Presbyterian Church or to the Inverness Village Landscape Fund. The family will be receiving guests at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 East 51st St, Monday, Sept 29, from 4-6 pm. Memorial Service to be held at 2 pm, on Tuesday, September 30, at Inverness Village, 3800 West 71st St. Moore's Southlawn Chapel. Published in the Tulsa World on 9/28/2008
An excellent student, Dorothy was graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1934 at the age of 16 and moved to Tulsa that summer. She attended Tulsa Business College and worked for several well-known Tulsa firms, including Tulsa Terminal Warehouse and Storage and the Oil & Gas Journal.
In October 1938, she married John W. (Jack) King. They had two sons, John William King II (Bill) and Phillip R. King (Phil). Jack was a member of the Tulsa Air National Guard unit, and was called up for active duty in the Korean War. In April 1951, he lost his life when his fighter plane had a flame out. Dorothy and Jack had been married 12 1/2 years. Bill was 6 and Phil was only five months old when they lost their father.
In the fall of 1951, Dorothy went back to work to support her young family. She was employed as a secretary at Vinson Supply Company. Much to her surprise, she did little work for the company's business operations. The owner, Bailey Vinson, was the Republican National Committeeman for Oklahoma, and her duties were as secretary to Bob Hinds, Mr. Vinson's political aide. Mr. Vinson became housing chairman for the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago, and Dorothy spent seven weeks there in the summer of 1952. Meanwhile, Bill and Phil stayed with her wonderful in-laws, Rex and Marcella King.
During the course of the convention, Dorothy met Congressman Page Belcher of Enid. Following the elections that fall, Congressman Belcher asked Dorothy to join his staff in Washington, DC. After much soul searching, and an initial decision to turn down his offer, she instead said "yes", and left for Washington the day after Christmas, 1952. It was, she said, God's hand that caused her to change her mind and to go. Within days after her arrival Dorothy Boster (King) Lengacher in Washington, DC, she met Bob Lengacher, assistant to an Ohio congressman. Within days they were dating regularly and married on July 1, 1953 in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
In June 1954, Dorothy, Bob, Bill, Phil and newborn son, Rob, returned to Tulsa. In the ensuing year, Dorothy worked occasionally, usually when someone called her. Her capability as a secretary was best exemplified when she received a call from the Oil & Gas Journal, some 20 years after she had worked there, asking if she could fill in for the personal secretary to Mr. PC Lauringer who was on medical leave.
Over the years, she and Bob worked together in political activities and in the Christian Fellowship Class at First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy also worked by Bob's side for many years while they were principal owners of Tulsa Litho Company. Dorothy served as president of Franklin PTA and president of Amber Rotary Anns, the ladies affiliate of Rotary Club of Tulsa. She was also an active member for many years in the PEO sisterhood. After they sold Tulsa Litho in 1985, she and Bob traveled extensively, once spending 3 months wandering from the North Sea to Turkey. Their favorite place however, was Switzerland, which Dorothy came to love as much as Bob, whose father was a native of Switzerland.
In her later years, Dorothy was best known as the visionary who saw the need for a modern retirement community for the Tulsa area. That vision led to the establishment of Inverness Village, a 190-acre campus adjacent to Oaks Country Club on West 71st Street. She and Bob spent their last years at Inverness Village, where she was the much loved "queen" of Inverness.
Dorothy is survived by Bob, her loving husband of 55 years; sons, Bill King of Seattle and Phil King and wife Sammie of Tulsa, and Rob Lengacher of Zurich, Switzerland. Also surviving her is grandson, Lance King and wife Tonya, of Earlysville, VA and their children Claire and Asher; and grandson, Michael King and wife Gwen of Earlysville, VA, and their children Dillon and Camden.
Dorothy Lengacher passed away Friday morning, September 26, 2008, at the age of 90. Friends may make contributions to Meals on Wheels at First Presbyterian Church or to the Inverness Village Landscape Fund. The family will be receiving guests at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 East 51st St, Monday, Sept 29, from 4-6 pm. Memorial Service to be held at 2 pm, on Tuesday, September 30, at Inverness Village, 3800 West 71st St. Moore's Southlawn Chapel. Published in the Tulsa World on 9/28/2008
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