The funeral for one of Ruston's longtime residents will be held today. Colleen Dockery was only in her early 50's, but she was born, raised and settled here in Ruston her whole life. Her mom and dad still live in town. Her dad, Tom Dockery (affectionately known as Doc), worked at the smelter and was Ruston's fire chief back in the day. You can read The News Tribune notice here, and sign the guest book with messages for the family.
Colleen lived just two doors down from us for many years. I remember when she found our cat that had been missing for over two weeks, trapped in the neighbor's basement without food or water. I think she was as excited to see Tinkerbell rescued as we were, a testament to her soft heart.
She was a quiet neighbor whose roots went deep in this community. She saw changes to the landscape and culture of our town, and stuck around when many left. We've lost her memories, her vision of not only how it used to be, but her dreams for our future. It's a dwindling group, these deep-rooted neighbors of ours. I hope we can renew our efforts to talk to them, capture their history and dreams ~ before we lose any more.
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