January 13, 1989 ~ September 26, 2022
Born in: Rochester, New York
Resided in:
Rochester, New York
Dorothy Prempeh
Dorothy was born in Rochester, New York to Mr. & Mrs. Prempeh on January 13th 1989. She started school at Andrew J Townson School and Frederick Douglass Middle School. She had her SHS education at Aburi Girls Secondary School in Ghana. She continued at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi and graduated with first-class honours. She returned to Rochester in 2012 and studied for an AAS degree at (MCC) Monroe Community College.
She worked for JCPenney’s at Marketplace Mall and went on to join the staff of Regional Transit Services(RTS) where she worked for 6 + years. Following this she started working for Hillside Children’s Center, to follow a passion of working with children, at the end of 2021 until her death.
She sustained an ankle injury at work and was recuperating at home. Dorothy passed away peacefully during her afternoon sleep on the 26th of September 2022. The shock of her death is too much for us to bear. She is survived by her loving extended family and friends, her parents and her siblings Derrick, David Denise and Doreen Prempeh. May God grant you Eternal rest ‘till we meet again. You will forever be in our hearts.
Fare Thee Well Dorothy
Da Yie.
Services
Service: Saturday October 29, 2022 10:00 AM
Vay-Schleich & Meeson - Greece Chapel
1075 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14626
Love,
Jill Reiner
I pray for strength and comfort for your family
You have left a huge vacuum in our hearts and we don’t know what to do to fill it
We won’t forget you
Your memories will live forever in our hearts
Love you girl
Rest in peace
We still haven’t come to the point of accepting that you are no more with us physically.
Saying we didn’t even believe when we heard is a cliche
We thought it was a joke; a bad one for that matter !
Dorothy has always been known to my sister and I as the third best friend from Aburi Girls. Her mother became ours too and she would never forget to include us in her meals whenever she came visiting at school .
She was a new girl with no previous classmates here in Ghana but she willingly adopted our junior high school as her alma mater and joined us during old school reunions ! Even after we completed school and ended up in different universities our friendship continued to grow.
It is unbelievable that you are gone believing it crushes our heart.
You have left questions on our minds
how could someone who loved so wholly and genuinely gave her all for the comfort of others just be gone like this ?
She had just started at life again with so many plans , some she shared with us.
It’s heartbreaking to lose you but
We’ll choose to remember you for your kindness, your innocence and your match making skills and that ridiculous dance to the “Ashye Kele song “(at least that brings a smile to everyone’s face who remembers it )
Thank you Dorothy for your kindness
Thank you for your wholesomeness
Thank you for your love that didn’t discriminate and rejoiced for others even when things seemed to be falling apart .
We wish we could have had more time with you
We wish the prayers we said for you had come true just in time
Oo we wish we could have showed you one more time how priceless you are to us !
Sleep in peace baby girl
May angels take you home to heaven
Love Mary and Martha
Dorothy, your departure from our lives cut our hearts in a way we never imagined. We are burdened with a lot of questions; why has our class size been reduced?
Dorothy was that rare addition to our Visual Arts (V1) class in Aburi Girls Secondary School. She had just arrived from the USA and had that typical American accent. A lot of us actually took our time to understand her whenever she spoke, boy, was she fast! We labelled her our ‘Obroni’.
Although the change in environment and academic structure was different from what she was used to, she remained dedicated and determined to make the best out of her new surroundings. This was seen in how quickly she learnt to draw and paint although, we mostly made fun of each others drawings. We were, therefore, not surprised when she gained admission to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to further the Arts programme.
How can we forget how you always told us tales of your life and experience in the States? Or the colourful teenage magazines you always brought to school to share with us. Those of us who were curious about school and life in the States always found those stories fascinating.
Dorothy, writing this tribute has been very difficult. It forces us to to believe that truly, you are no more with us; your smile, the sound of your voice, how you quickly rattle your American twi saying; ” me y3 bibini, me firi Ghana” Hmmm… this is a cruel one, a blow we are yet to recover from. Dorothy Prempeh, we will miss you dearly. We would still like to believe you are far away in the States; but this time a far better part of it, a part where we cannot chat or video call, a place of eternal rest.
Dorothy Nana Prempeh, da yie, damirifa due, continue to rest in the eternal glory of the Almighty God till me meet again. You will always be in our hearts.
But the Lord knows best.
May He comfort your family and bring laughter and joy to them when the time is right.
May He strengthen all of us during this time of grief as we all try to weather this storm.
Rest In Peace Dorothy and Rise in Glory!!
my roommate, my friend, rest easy. all the memories we shared, I will forever hold dear. Till we meet again
Those words were ever so soothing, they gave me strength to face my troubles. And that was you Dorothy: always so loving, so pure at heart, so funny and so caring!
Your departure has left a part of my soul maimed. I ask myself many questions; I’m left in an chasm of perplexity. And yet my only consolation is that God knows best – He’s called you home to have a peaceful rest save of all the brutality in this world.
I’ve come to accept that. I’ve had to come to terms with whatever will stop my heart from bleeding.
Goodbye Dorothy. Goodbye my dearest big sister. I love you more! You still live on in my heart. I will miss you gravely. May your soul rest in perfect peace. Nante yie….
I recall that beautiful smile of yours and how you were willing to share or help anytime I came to you.
Oh yes you added a lot more spice to the V1 class. May all the wonderful memories we shared comfort us during this heartbreaking time and may the Good Lord guide you safely home into eternity. Sleep well Dorothy
We did baptisms and confirmation together in Ghana . I am still in shock of such a beautiful young life. I know you are resting peacefully in the bosom of the father . Fare thee well 🫡❤️
I ask for a peaceful rest my dear friend.
Nante yie..😔 😞 🕯️
I can’t believe you’re gone. Rest well, Dorothy.
Losing their light in the glorious sun–
Thus would we pass from the earth and its toiling,
Only remembered by what we have done.
Dorothy dear 🙏🙏 Your KNUST mates will forever remember you for your friendliness. We love you, but God loves you more. Rest in peace dear sister🙏
I and my family will greatly miss you.
When we were in school and walked to her friends/or mates , she will lightly proclaim to her mates/friends ” Do you know that I (Nana)am older than this tall boy(me)?”
Indeed she was telling the truth but it was hard to believe.
And now I am also proclaim the truth that dear God ,please keep her safe forever and ever. I vouch that she was a gentle personality.
Rest thee, well.
I will always remember you for your calm and gentle demeanor .
May our almighty God keep you in his bosom .
Rest in peace Mate🕊🤍
My next door neighbor, my sister and friend. Sleep well.
A true friend and great listener.
“The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?”at the end of the day I am forever grateful this angel decided to spend some of her time on this earth with me.
May the good Lord console your family at this difficult time.
Rest well Dorothy.