Dorothy Marino

Dorothy Marino, Sunrise on August 9, 1925 and Sunset on January 17, 2020, was born to the Late Mary Jenkins and Manuel Marino, but reared during the union of Mary Jenkins Washington and Henry Washington in New Orleans, La. Dorothy was the third daughter of eight girls. She graduated from the New Orleans public school System and went on to complete her training as a Nurse’s Assistant. She worked for Hotel Dieu Hospital for over twenty-five plus years as a Nurse Aide. Dorothy was a loyal and faithful servant on her job, to her family, at her church and in her community. Dorothy was a long standing and faithful member of Carver Desire Baptist Church under the leadership of both the late Rev. Morris A. Edwards, Sr. and the current pastor, Rev. James R. Willis, Jr. Sis. Marino served faithfully on the usher board for many years at Carver Desire Baptist Church as well as for the Community Fellowship Missionary Auxiliary until the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. After Hurricane Katrina, she resided in Dallas, Texas from August 2005 thru September 2007. While living in Dallas she joined The Potters House Non-Denominational Church, under Bishop T. D Jakes. Sis. Marino then moved to Sorrento, Louisiana in September 2007 to live with her oldest daughter. While living in Sorrento, Sis. Marino joined the I Walk By Faith Ministries under the leadership of Pastor Deidre Carter in Gonzalez, LA. In March of 2018 she moved back to Frisco, TX. (Dallas suburb) where she resided with her younger daughter. Dorothy raised four children, Janice Shepard Young, James B. Marigny, Jr., Venessa Marigny Pichon and Inger Angela Marigny. Dorothy leaves behind to cherish her memory, her three daughters, Janice (Willie) Young, Venessa Marigny Pichon and Inger Angela Marigny. Her four sisters, Edna Perry, Virginia Williams, Gloria Jean (Frank) Johnson and Barbara Ann White. Her grandchildren, Leslie (Karl) Mitchell, Sean (Marion) Shepard, La‘Keesha (August) Fleury, Turaez (Donald) Guichard, Lester Pichon, III, Charles (Kelly) Harris and Demicka Marigny, several great grandchildren, great, great grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Mary Jenkins Washington and Henry Washington; daughter, Brenda Shepard; son, James B. Marigny, Jr.; three sisters, Rose Warrick, Mildred Robinson and Lois Washington; her son-in-law, Lester L. Pichon, Jr.; her brothers in-law, Reuben Perry and Clarence White. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Service at Carver Desire Baptist Church, 3301 Montegut Street on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 10:00 am. Visitation will begin at 8:30 am. Interment: Providence Park Cemetery. Arrangements by D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Avenue.