Dallas, Texas
Dr. Vivian Mae Dickey
1931 — 2024
Vivian Mae Dickey was born in the family farmhouse near Brookville, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph Dickey and Anna Cook Dickey. She arrived on May 26, 1931, and remained with us until March 7,2024. Following her graduation from high school in Smethport, Pennsylvania in 1948, Vivian participated in an early joint nursing program at Millard Fillmore hospital in Buffalo, New York, with the University of Buffalo. Working as a registered nurse, she was part of the early development of recovery rooms in Buffalo. During her time in nursing school, she met Tom Laverty in late 1951 and they dated for three years before getting married on April 16, 1955 in Buffalo. They were relocated by the US...