WINTHROP -- God brought a special angel home with him to heaven when Dorothy 'Dot' Auclair, 82, passed away early Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, 2011, at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. She was born in Wayne on Nov. 27, 1928, the daughter of George A. and Winnie (Palmer) Dodge. Dot was educated in Wayne schools. She married Richard Auclair on Sept. 14, 1946, and they recently celebrated 65 wonderful years of marriage together. Dot dedicated her life to raising her three children and being a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and with all that she somehow found time to work for Health Tex in Gardiner for several years while raising her family. Dot always put her family first. She thoroughly loved her family and the time she spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in later years. She and Richard enjoyed square dancing together and were frequent visitors of the ocean and all the beauty it had to offer them. For many years. they would rent a place on Popham Beach during the summer months for all of the family to enjoy. Dot and Richard were big fans of NASCAR, all the while competing with each other by rooting for different drivers, worked on crossword puzzles together and took advantage of what living in Maine had to offer, such as frequenting yard sales and pursuing hobbies such as canoeing and snowmobiling, among many others. Dot worked hard in her flower gardens over the years and equally hard at keeping her home warm and comforting for her family and friends. They will all miss her dearly. Dot's family would like to thank the nurses and staff on A-1 at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta for the excellent care she received during her stay in their facility. Dot was predeceased by two brothers, George E. Dodge, who died in France during World War II on Aug. 24, 1944, and Thomas E. Dodge, who died on March 27, 1970; as well as two sisters, Agnes A. Dodge, who passed on Feb. 22, 1947, and Alice Dodge Lowden, who died on Aug. 30, 1977. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Richard Norman Auclair, of Winthrop; her two sons, Norman Auclair of Winthrop and Richard G. Auclair and his wife, Luanne M., of Sterling, Alaska; her daughter, Lynne Smith, and her husband, Curtis, of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Arthur A. 'Skip' Dodge, of Santa Clara, Calif.; a former daughter-in-law, Ann Winters, of Jay; two grandchildren, Luke G. Smith of Dallas, and Kim Curtiss of Springvale; her two great-grandchildren, Adam and Dawn Lee, both of Livermore Falls; her best friend, Helen Watson, of East Winthrop; and Diane O'Keefe, who was like a daughter to Dot, from Wilmington, N.C. A private graveside service will be held at the new Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dorothy's memory may be made to the Harold Alfond Center For Cancer Care, Office of Philanthropy, P.O. Box 828, Waterville, ME 04903-0828. Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. Memories, condolences, photos and videos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of our funeral home website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com.