“If she got an idea that she thought would benefit the community, she went after it and got it accomplished.” LINDA LANGSDORF JOHNSON, ONE OF DOROTHY JACKSON LANGSDORF’S THREE CHILDREN Dorothy Langsdorf dies at 88 Discovery Trail a favorite project of community advocate By ERIN MIDDLEWOOD Columbia» staffum'ter The woman who redrew Van~ couver‘s map by blazing Discov- ery Trail died at her home Wednesday. Dorothy Jackson Langsdorf, 88, succumbed to lymphoma af- ter being diagnosed with the disease in January She began pushing for Dis- covery Trail more than 30 years ago and worked on the project until her death, The ‘ll-mile net work connects parks, historic sites, the Columbia River and Vancouver lake, City officials expect it to continue to grow. The trail wasn’t her only un- , dertaking, She successfully fought for thorough explana- tions in voter pamphlets, as well as for listing married women’s first names along with their husbands’ in telephone directo tiesr She formed the Fort Van- couver Regional Library Foun— dation in 1990 and spurred Clark County's Renaissance program for rewarding good students in 1993. “All of her life she seemed to be working on projects,” said Linda Iangsdorf Johnson. The Vancouver attorney, 52, is one of langsdorfs three children “If she got an idea that she thought would benefit the com- munity, she went after it and got it accomplished." Langsdorf was a teacher until she wed J , Guthrie langsdorf in 1938. That was back when schools wouldn‘t employ mar- ried women, Her husband, a Superior Court judge for 22 years, died in 1994. "She utilized her position in the commu- nity to help other peo- ple," said longtime friend Mati- on Baldwin- Wolfer, 72, who worked with Iangs— dorf on Dis- covery Trail, “She was careful not to bring too much limelight on herself.” In 1968, an article in Reader's Digest about a $500 grant for a “worthwhile project" inspired Iangsdorf. With a team of Girl Scouts, she won the grant, which paid for shovels and wheelbarrows to work on the trail. LANGSDORF, page C7 Langsdorf ‘She Was one of those , fomhrd-thinkingpeople’ Emmecl She wanted to help young peo ple create a lasting gift for the community, said Baldwin-Walter's daughter, Barbara Marmo, 48, of Salem, Ore. As a teen-ager, Mar- mo served as chairwoman of the Discovery Tail project Langsdorf coached her to speak in fiont of elected officials to win support for the trail, “Partnership between adults and youth was unusual for that time. She was one of those for; ward-thinking people,” Marmo said. “We see her as the mother of the walking movement in Vancou- ver,” said Kelly Punteney, urban trails planner for the Vancouver— Clark Parks and Recreation De- partment “In 1965, we weren’t even building sidewalks in new subdivisions She saw the need to be able to walk safely" Punteney said Langsdorf did some shoveling, but more than anything, she tenaciously advo— cated for the project to keep it go— ing for three decades. Eth‘She saw her role as getting on e phone and calling and call- ing," Punteney saidr “She'd never are shy about calling a senator or he governor — whoever it too i" langsdorf recently gave a 10,000 endowment to the Com- 1 unity Foundation of Southwest Washington for the Discovery Walk Award that bears her name, Punteney said, ‘ The city will dedicate a monu— ment to the award in Esther Short Park on April 20. It will hear an inscription in Dorothy Jackson Langsdorfs handwriting: “A trail is a place to enjoy a walk and find a bench to rest and tal " DOROTHY .I. LANGSDORF Vancouver Dorothy J , Langsdorf, a Van- couver resident for 64 years, died of lymphoma Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at home. She was 88. Her husband, J. Guthrie Iangs— dorf, a Superior Court judge for many years, preceded her in death. Mrs, Iangsdorf was born April 11, 1912, in Silverton, Ore. She attended Whitman College and graduated from Western Washington College in 1937. She earned a master's degree in li- brary science fi'om the University of Portland in 1968. Survivors include one daugh- ter, Linda Iangsdorf Johnson of Vancouver; two sons, Michael G. and Jay K, both of Vancouver, 13 grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. A memorial service will begin at 10:30 am. Saturday at Colum- bia Presbyterian Church, Memorial conn'ibutions may be made to the Community Founda- tion for Southwest Washington, 703 Broadway, Suite 610, Vancou- ver, WA 98660; Hospice South— , , west, PO. Box 1600, Vancouver, WA 98668; or Fort Vancouver Re- gional Library Foundation, PO. *Box 2384, Vancouver, WA, i 1 , OCR Text: “If she got an idea that she thought would benefit the community, she went after it and got it accomplished.” LINDA LANGSDORF JOHNSON, ONE OF DOROTHY JACKSON LANGSDORF’S THREE CHILDREN Dorothy Langsdorf dies at 88 Discovery Trail a favorite project of community advocate By ERIN MIDDLEWOOD Columbia» staffum'ter The woman who redrew Van~ couver‘s map by blazing Discov- ery Trail died at her home Wednesday. Dorothy Jackson Langsdorf, 88, succumbed to lymphoma af- ter being diagnosed with the disease in January She began pushing for Dis- covery Trail more than 30 years ago and worked on the project until her death, The ‘ll-mile net work connects parks, historic sites, the Columbia River and Vancouver lake, City officials expect it to continue to grow. The trail wasn’t her only un- , dertaking, She successfully fought for thorough explana- tions in voter pamphlets, as well as for listing married women’s first names along with their husbands’ in telephone directo tiesr She formed the Fort Van- couver Regional Library Foun— dation in 1990 and spurred Clark County's Renaissance program for rewarding good students in 1993. “All of her life she seemed to be working on projects,” said Linda Iangsdorf Johnson. The Vancouver attorney, 52, is one of langsdorfs three children “If she got an idea that she thought would benefit the com- munity, she went after it and got it accomplished." Langsdorf was a teacher until she wed J , Guthrie langsdorf in 1938. That was back when schools wouldn‘t employ mar- ried women, Her husband, a Superior Court judge for 22 years, died in 1994. "She utilized her position in the commu- nity to help other peo- ple," said longtime friend Mati- on Baldwin- Wolfer, 72, who worked with Iangs— dorf on Dis- covery Trail, “She was careful not to bring too much limelight on herself.” In 1968, an article in Reader's Digest about a $500 grant for a “worthwhile project" inspired Iangsdorf. With a team of Girl Scouts, she won the grant, which paid for shovels and wheelbarrows to work on the trail. LANGSDORF, page C7 Langsdorf ‘She Was one of those , fomhrd-thinkingpeople’ Emmecl She wanted to help young peo ple create a lasting gift for the community, said Baldwin-Walter's daughter, Barbara Marmo, 48, of Salem, Ore. As a teen-ager, Mar- mo served as chairwoman of the Discovery Tail project Langsdorf coached her to speak in fiont of elected officials to win support for the trail, “Partnership between adults and youth was unusual for that time. She was one of those for; ward-thinking people,” Marmo said. “We see her as the mother of the walking movement in Vancou- ver,” said Kelly Punteney, urban trails planner for the Vancouver— Clark Parks and Recreation De- partment “In 1965, we weren’t even building sidewalks in new subdivisions She saw the need to be able to walk safely" Punteney said Langsdorf did some shoveling, but more than anything, she tenaciously advo— cated for the project to keep it go— ing for three decades. Eth‘She saw her role as getting on e phone and calling and call- ing," Punteney saidr “She'd never are shy about calling a senator or he governor — whoever it too i" langsdorf recently gave a 10,000 endowment to the Com- 1 unity Foundation of Southwest Washington for the Discovery Walk Award that bears her name, Punteney said, ‘ The city will dedicate a monu— ment to the award in Esther Short Park on April 20. It will hear an inscription in Dorothy Jackson Langsdorfs handwriting: “A trail is a place to enjoy a walk and find a bench to rest and tal " DOROTHY .I. LANGSDORF Vancouver Dorothy J , Langsdorf, a Van- couver resident for 64 years, died of lymphoma Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at home. She was 88. Her husband, J. Guthrie Iangs— dorf, a Superior Court judge for many years, preceded her in death. Mrs, Iangsdorf was born April 11, 1912, in Silverton, Ore. She attended Whitman College and graduated from Western Washington College in 1937. She earned a master's degree in li- brary science fi'om the University of Portland in 1968. Survivors include one daugh- ter, Linda Iangsdorf Johnson of Vancouver; two sons, Michael G. and Jay K, both of Vancouver, 13 grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. A memorial service will begin at 10:30 am. Saturday at Colum- bia Presbyterian Church, Memorial conn'ibutions may be made to the Community Founda- tion for Southwest Washington, 703 Broadway, Suite 610, Vancou- ver, WA 98660; Hospice South— , , west, PO. Box 1600, Vancouver, WA 98668; or Fort Vancouver Re- gional Library Foundation, PO. *Box 2384, Vancouver, WA, i 1 , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,L Last Name,Langsdorf, Dorothy Jackson #3.tif,Langsdorf, Dorothy Jackson #3.tif, Langsdorf, Dorothy Jackson #3.tif