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In Memoriam: Dotty Griffith

Portrait of Dotty Griffith

Died Sept. 13, 2021

Pancreatic cancer

Dallas

She worked on The Texan 1970-72 as a reporter who became part of a four-member team covering state politics and doing investigative work. She was elected to The Daily Texan Hall of Fame.

She spent most of her career at The Dallas Morning News, where, after starting as a general-assignment reporter, she became food editor and restaurant critic. After leaving The News, she was a fundraiser for the Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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