DORSEY SARVIS, MSN, RN, formerly Dorsey Davis, born January 10, 1961 died at home in Dallas, TX, on May 1, 2002. Dorsey was a 1979 graduate of Westbury High School in Houston. Dorsey attended Southwest Texas STate University and then went on to continue her education at UT Health Science Center in San Antonio graduating in 1984 with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Dorsey began her career at the Brown Schools in Austin. In 1986 Dorsey went to work at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas. During her tenure at BAylor Medical Center, Dorsey spearheaded the opening of psychiatric day hospital in Garland and surprised [supervised] the Adolescent Psychiatry unit, where she had a positive impact on the lives of many colleagues and patients. While working at Baylor, Dorsey pursued graduate studies at Texas Women's University in Dallas, obtaining her Masters of Science in Nursing Administration and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in 1993. Dorsey is survived by her parents, Jay and Lucy Sarvis, Sugar Land, grandparents J.P. and Ethel Sarvis, San Antonio, sister and brother-in-law Nancy and Steve Bircher and their children Nikolas Pullias, Garrett and Conner, Richmond, TX, Uncles Charles Henley, Houston, and Terry Sarvis, San Antonio, along with her former husband Steve Davis, Dallas as well as many loving and caring friends. Family and friends are invited to gather to celebrate Dorsey's life at the home of her sister, Nancy Bircher, 4319 Lake Lavon CT. Richmond, at 4 PM on Saturday, May 11th. The family request that in Lieu of flowers contributions be made to Adopt-A-Cat, 281-580-6652.

(Originally published in the Houston Chronicle, Wednesday, May 8, 2002)