Happy Birthday Dorothy! Thanks for taking care to spark the SF Giants! We miss you. --Joanne and Lynne

I have wonderful memories of Christmas Eve's spent at Dorothy's home. She really knew how to put together a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner, and her Christmas decorations were beautiful. Every year I bought her a rocking horse for her Christmas collection and she bought me a Santa decoration. Eventually our tradition was to meet at a great restaurant in downtown San Francisco, The Cliff Home, or perhaps, The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus. There we would have a wonderful Christmas lunch surrounded by the beauty of the downtown San Francisco holiday ambiance. We both loved living in San Francisco. She is missed especially at this time of year.

Oh, my sweet SuperFan Dorothy! I first encountered you running up the stairs in Section 315... with 10 minutes to spare before first pitch. Our friendship grew through emails and then texts via Your always-the-latest iPhone and iPad. I will cherish our lunches and SF excursions outside the ballpark. I’m honored to have shared three World Series Wins with you. You were as proud of “our boys” as if they were your own - because they were. Rest In Peace, my friend.

We miss Dorothy’s humor, joy and ruthless play at the game board. She was generous and fun to be with.
A light has gone out at the Carlisle, but leaves fond memories.

My wife and I bought season tickets to the Giants the year the new ballpark opened. A couple of years later, we got a bonus - our seat neighbor, Dorothy Walker. We have had a number of ticket partners over the years and they all looked forward to sharing a game with her. She was the ultimate Giants fan and a we shared many high fives. We will miss her dearly. Kelly and Belinda Kendle.

Dorothy was one of my earliest clients when I began my career in San Francisco .. over 40 years ago Dorothy booked a standing appointment every 3rd Saturday morning.... she was always early i was always late. She had such a great sense of humor and could tease me and make me laugh something that continued for all these years. When the Giants were losing, Dorothy would complain about bleeding orange and black... She was always kind outspoken and generous... Always in the weeks before Christmas, dropping by with a basket of gifts.. When I didnt see her before Christmas i was afraid something was amiss... she was pleasure to be with smf sm honor to know. may her memory be eternal..Eugene

My earliest memory of Dorothy was in our family kitchen in Thorp, when she brought Joe home to meet the family in Wisconsin. Even then she seemed exciting and full of life. I really connected with her years later when I attended graduate school in Oregon and began visiting San Francisco. I later moved to SF and Dorothy became my guide to the city’s politics and cultural treasures. We shared a lot of experiences, both good (splitting my 1989 World Series tickets) and bad (the trauma of the earthquake of the very same year). After I moved to Japan we stayed in touch with frequent phone calls and I visited whenever I returned to the States. Dorothy’s passing has hit me hard. She never gave the impression that she was moving toward the end. Always planning new adventures, keeping current, and adopting new technologies. She always seemed to be just beginning. Like Gordon, I had a long phone conversation with her the Saturday before she died. She sounded strong and enthusiastic and was looking forward to the Christmas season she loved so much. I have lost a friend, a mentor, a beloved aunt, and a lovely person.  I miss her greatly.

I remember meeting and visiting with Dorothy as I was growing up as a child.  I always thought she was so pretty, so gentle and so kind. I immediately saw the Boardman resemblance and smiled because I thought she and my dad had some very similar features. I never really visited with her much, yet I remember always looking forward to seeing her and being in her presence. Dorothy was loved from a distance and by those who knew her well.

I met Dorothy in the 1980's when I started working as a nurse in the Special Care Nursery for sick infants at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. Dorothy was the nurse practitioner in the unit. She was great at her job and highly respected by the nurses and physicians in the Pediatric Department. Dorothy was always a voice of maturity and reason, and she and Dr. Valerie Charlton ran the unit. After she retired we developed a tradition of meeting every year for Christmas lunch in downtown San Francisco and exchanging gifts, and Dorthy's gift was always an addition to her Christmas rocking horse collection. She was a lover of golf until she was unable to continue with the physical demands of the sport, she enjoyed playing bridge with her friends, and she was a huge Giant's fan. Dorothy was a classy lady and I always admired her, and now I will miss her.

My husband and I received the gift of meeting Dorothy at the SF Giants games. While we did not know Dorothy for a lot of years we did get to know her for the past few years at the ball games in the upper level section behind home plate rooting for the Giants. We always look forward to game day but knowing we would see Dorothy was an extra bonus! She loved the game, new the game and loved listening to the announcers on KNBR during the game - all the while my husband and her would laugh and share the funny moments from our great SF Giants commentators during the game. She was well known to all in the section. She will be missed :( and there will not be a home game we attend that we will not remember our new found friend and SF giants community family member Dorothy. You are already missed Dorothy - hugs Jill and Nick Valerio

Aunt Dorothy, I am glad that we had so many enjoyable phone calls with each other, especially the day before you slipped quietly away. And, Just two days before, when I was texting you pictures from my mother's Boardman Family photo album. I am really going to miss you, and our get-togethers in San Francisco, when I came to visit.
You were truly my favorite aunt.
Gordon
(Gordon G. Koltis, MD)

In the brief time Dorothy resided at The Carlisle we learned to appreciate her friendliness and straightforwardness. She was happy to be here and we were happy to have her as a valuable member of our community. We were devastated to lose her so suddenly and are missing her very much.