- Date Of Birth: February 5, 1939
- Date Of Death: May 2, 2020
- State: Idaho
Dolores “Doe” Evangelina Zubizarreta Saylor passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020.
On February 5, 1939, in Boise, Idaho, Dolores was born to Mike (Cruz Mateo) and Marie Zubizarreta. Alongside her brother Dave she was raised at the family farm in Hot Springs; later accompanied by two sisters, Juanita and Joella. She worked on the farm – milking cows, tending chickens, bucking bails, gardening, cooking, and hauling water – and graduated from Hot Spring’s one room schoolhouse at 14. She attended Bruneau High School where she was valedictorian, an all-state basketball player, and relished ventures with friends; cow tipping, outhouse tipping, and ratting-out the poachers.
Yearning for something more, she joined St. Alphonsus Technical Training pursuing her interest in x-ray technology. Chasing her dream was more challenging than she expected forcing her into residency in Spokane, WA. As disorienting as the transfer was, it opened the door to an all new future. Enjoying an evening at Van’s Corner – Bar and Dance Hall in Priest Lake, Idaho, she met the love of her life, Rollie, and they danced the night away. In their 55 years together, their family grew with the addition of a son, John, and a daughter, Michele, lending to three grandchildren, Cruz, Miku, and Reianna and one great-granddaughter, Audree.
As her children got older and promotions delivered her from the backwoods, she was able to continue her childhood dreams as a X-ray technologist in Missoula, Montana; Ogden, Utah and finally back where it all started in Boise, Idaho. She was passionate about her career and dedicated to continuous learning which allowed her to enjoy her medical career for more than 40 years.
She was able to pursue her childhood dreams in Missoula, Montana and later in Ogden, Utah and Boise, Idaho as an x-ray technologist for 40+ years. She said, you should always enjoy what you do and never quit learning.
Dolores and Rollie retired in their dream home in Eagle, ID where they enjoyed working in the yard, hosting family events, and relaxing on mini vacations to Iowa, road trips to McCall, Idaho City, and Sun Valley, and a relaxing cruise to Alaska.
Our family has truly been blessed by such an aspiring, persevering lady, and to this we wish there is a “Mother’s Day in Heaven”:
If Roses grow in Heaven
Place them in my Mother’s arms
And tell her they’re from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
And when she turns to smile,
Place a kiss upon her cheek,
And hold her for a while.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it every day,
But there is an ache within my heart
That will never go away.
She is survived by her spouse, Rollie Saylor, their two children: John (Mitsue) and grandchildren Miku and Reianna of Kusatsu, Japan, and Michele (Victor) Otazua of Meridian, Idaho and grandson Cruz (Stefanee) and great granddaughter, Audree of Montesano, WA. She is also survived by her two sisters, Juanita (Alberto) Bilbao and their two daughters of Boise, ID, and Joella (Matthew) Reynolds of Kettle Falls, WA and their three daughters and families, niece Tammy (Danny) Montes de Oca and family of Elko, NV, and numerous cousins. She is preceded in passing by her parents and brother, Dave.
