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Dorothy, second daughter of Howard and Ibbie (Elizabeth Daane) Davidson, was born May 7, 1943, in St. Louis Missouri. After WWII, the family returned to Grand Rapids, Michigan. As did both her parents, Dorothy graduated from Ottawa Hills High School. A National Merit scholar, she headed off to Stanford.After graduation, she worked for a year in Washington DC, then returned to Stanford Law School. While there she had a chance meeting with Gary Sellers, a lawyer for Ralph Nader. They clicked and Dorothy ended up graduating from George Washington Law and marrying Gary soon after. She joined the law firm of Melrod, Redman, and Gartlan where she became Partner, with two of her cases reaching the Supreme Court.
On a trip to Hawaii, Dorothy became enthralled with the Islands and answered an ad in the Honolulu Advertiser, and became Deputy Attorney General of the Marianas. She moved to Saipan, drove a Jeep, won her case, and determined to return to Hawaii to practice law.
In the Attorney General's office in August 1998, she and two others were appointed to prosecute the Trustees of the Bishop Estate Trust in a landmark high-profile case.
Dorothy generally swam before work. She participated in the Honolulu Marathon, relishing the sections under the freeway in the shade.
She battled Parkinson's for many years until November 4, 2022. She is survived by her two sisters, Mary Twist in Walnut Creek CA, and Ellen Ashley in Portola Valley CA, as well as nephew David Twist and niece Heather Twist Phillips.
Arrangements Provided By: Oahu Mortuary
