Dorrels Prudence Wich (Sessions)

Dorrels Prudence Wich (Sessions), 81, passed beautifully and peacefully near her home in Kirkland on December 31, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.

Dorrels Prudence was born in Munday Texas, March 22, 1932 to her mother Sara Prudence and father Chester Burwell Sessions.  Dorrels grew up in Munday with her parents and Brother Harmon and spent summers on her Gran dad’s farm. She remembered these times fondly and had many stories. She lost her father ‘Burwell’ as a young girl and during these summers on the farm when she would get homesick for her Mom, she would “borrow” her Gran Dad’s tractor and drive back into town to see her. Independent, caring, strong willed and brave. 

She graduated from Vernon High School and attended college at University of North Texas in Denton. After college she dabbled in modeling and worked for American Airlines as a reservationist. It was then that she met her husband Thomas John Wich at a private club in Fort Worth.

Tom fell instantly in love with her unique mix of total glamour and wild abandon. On their first date she accompanied Tom to a River Boat cocktail party. She joining the reverie of the party, a non-swimmer and elegantly dressed, tied a rope around her waist and jumped from the River Boat into the river. He was hooked.

After marrying and having their first child, Lynette Prudence, the couple spent time in Seattle and Los Angeles and then returned to the Northwest where they had their second daughter Annette Dorrels.  It was then that they settled and raised their family at the ‘Lake House’ in Kirkland, Washington. She kept a beautiful house and provided love and comfort for her family.  Many gourmet meals, parties, house guests (International and domestic), three knuckle scotches, Christmas Eve dinners, Juanita High School wins, sunsets at table two, jumps off the dock, boat rides, and games of ‘Horse’ were celebrated there. Her beautiful home, which she and Tom created, was open to everyone who entered through its doors. Loyal, elegant, devoted.

56 wonderful years of marriage gave her, as she said, ‘A wonderful, full life. It was a wild ride’.

Dorrels is survived by her loving and devoted husband Thomas John Wich of Kirkland; daughter Lynette Wich of Los Angeles, daughter Annette Griffith of Kirkland; grandson Garret Griffith and Grand Daughter Kira Griffith and their father Troy Griffith; plus many cousins, nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents Prudence and Burwell and brother Harmon Sessions.

The entire family would like to thank the Caregivers, Nurses and Doctors for their love and care and would like to extend an extra special thank you to the Doctor and nurses on duty her final evening.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. January 18, 2014 at Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue, Washington.  In lieu of flowers the family asks instead that donations be made to your favorite charity.

Sacred Heart Church, 9460 NE 14 Street, Bellevue. WA 98004.