Our beloved Pop, Troy W Dorrell, has passed away on Sunday, April 27th 2014.  

Troy Wetsel Dorrell was born April 2, 1927 and passed away April 27, 2014. He was born in Troup, Texas. He was the second son in a family of six boys. He attended Beaumont High School and graduated in 1945. 

Troy joined the U.S. Navy immediately after high school which was near the end of WWII. After being honorably discharged from the Navy he attended Lamar University. In 1952 he began a career with Sun Oil Company and was employed there for 35 years. During the last 13 years there he was privileged to be the president and general manager of the Sunoco Employees Credit Union. 

In 1964 Troy met the love of his life, Pauline Womack and they were married August 1st of 1964. For over 20 years Troy was an active member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church. He and his wife enjoyed the fellowship of the Young at Heart Group of the church and Troy was proud to be the treasurer of the organization. He enjoyed traveling, gardening and other family gatherings. 

Troy is preceded in death by his wife Pauline Womack Dorrell; parents John C. Dorrell, Sr. and Era I. Day Dorrell; brothers, J.C. Dorrell, Jr. and Earl W. Dorrell, twin brothers, Donnie and Ronnie Dorrell.

He is survived his brother Dwain Dorrell; sons, David K. Dorrell and Gregory A. Dorrell; stepson, Richard L. Williams; grandchildren, Tonya Marie Price, Richard Christopher Williams, Justin David Dorrell; great-grandchildren, Abrielle E. Price and Colton A. Price; and 56 nieces and nephews.

Visitation will begin 9:30 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home, 
6700 Ferris, Bellaire, TX 77401 | 713-667-6505, with the funeral service to start at 10:00 a.m. 

Interment will follow 12:30 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Winnie, TX.  

Troy's Contact Info.

Pop is now living in a Memory Care facility in The Woodlands.  His memory is really suffering, but he always seems to enjoy getting a phone call.  You'll have to remind him who you are and how he knows you, but PLEASE give him a call and say hello!  xoxox

Troy Dorrell

The Terrace at the Woodlands

Memory Care, room # 27  

1730 Woodstead Ct

The Woodlands, TX 77380

866-591-3353 (ask for memory care, then ask for Troy Dorrell)

Where in the World is Troy "Pop" Dorrell?

Pop has moved into a nice little apartment and is adjusting to life as a "party of one". I'm heading out to visit him on Tuesday and can't wait to give him a giant hug. :o) If you are trying to reach him, his phone numbers have changed. His new home number is 713-778-8564. Please give him a call and say hello!

Services

Burial at Fairview Cemetery - Fairview Cemetery Road, Winnie, TX on Friday 2/13/09 at 11am.

Memorial Service at Pilgrim Lutheran Church on Saturday 2/14/09 at 11am.

In honor of Pauline's many years of teaching, and commitment to her church, donations requested in lieu of flowers:

Pilgrim Lutheran School
8601 Chimney Rock Rd
Houston, TX 77096

My Beautiful Mimi

I met her for the first time just after I was born. She and Pop came to the hospital to meet me in December of 1970. She was nervous holding me at first, but we became fast friends, as she loved to spoil me and I could stare into her pretty jewelry for hours. As I grew older she and Pop would teach me how to play dominoes and all sorts of card games. If Pop ever traveled for work, I was often in tow with them. Sometimes we would have week-long sleepovers and after Pop would leave to work at Sunoco, my morning with Mimi would start with Frosted Flakes and apple juice, followed by a full day of soap operas and Hollywood Squares, only breaking between soaps for a quick bologna-lettuce-mustard sandwich, with Frito's on the side. We anxiously would wait for Pop to come home and grace us with his wit, but I really looked forward to going outside to catch a lizard with him and see how the ochre was growing.

Mimi helped me learn to count - it turns out it isn't ten, eleventeen, twelveteen, thirteen after all. lol! She taught me how to set my hair in curlers, why we should use moisturizer, and the proper way to say, "No, thank you", rather than my usual, "Thanks, but no thanks." We agreed that I should wait until Junior High to start wearing make-up and that in High School she would buy me my first pair of high heels (snakeskin was the craze and she always kept it trendy). She bought me my first Shirley Temple, first Mary Jane shoes, first bicycle, first camera, first music cassette (Michael Jackson - Thriller), and many other firsts. If you needed to know where you could find the best salted margarita in Houston, she was the gal to talk to.

She supported my various school and career endeavors and always reminded me that I could succeed at anything I chose. She never once limited or stifled me, her only desire was for me to have dreams and to enjoy the ride. If I was excited, then she was excited!

She had a wise word or a fitting quote for any occasion. She told me that if I ever have the opportunity to have children, then I should leap, because both the hardest challenges and the greatest joys she has ever experienced were from her children. She said to me, "The greatest gift in life is to love...and be loved in return." That really is all that truly matters.

I'm so honored to call Mimi my grandmother, my mentor, my inspiration, my confidant...my friend. I love you Mimi!