Dorian Townsend Lassiter, 59, of Leonardtown, MD died on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Shady Grove Hospital. She was the daughter of the late James Lee and Norma Jean Lett Townsend.

Ms. Lassiter is survived by her two sons, John R. Lassiter, Jr. (partner Greg) of Cherry Hill, NJ and Adam Townsend Lassiter (wife Carrie) of Seattle, WA; two grandchildren, Chase Townsend and Brooke Elizabeth Lassiter who were the love of her life and her heart; her brother, David Lee Townsend of New Carrollton, TX; sister, Debra Elizabeth (husband Doug) Baird of Simpsonville, SC and estranged husband, John R. Lassiter.

Ms. Lassiter worked for the Department of the Navy, Naval Health Clinic, Patuxent River, MD from 1986 and was due to retire in 2012. She was an avid gardener, a wonderful quilter, and a voracious reader, but her passion in life was her family, especially her children and grandbabies.

Relatives and friends are invited to Dorian's Life Celebration at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will offered on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 21370 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Father John Mattingly pastor of the church will be the celebrant. The burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, Ms. Lassiter requested donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004, Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR), or American Breast Cancer Foundation, 1220 B East Joppa Road, Suite 332, Baltimore, MD 21286.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.