Doris Gross passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 27, 2023. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who was affectionately known as Doe Doe (young grandkids had trouble pronouncing Doris, and the nickname stuck).
Born in Delia, Kansas, she moved to Southern California during the depression with her mother and 5 siblings (2 elder siblings, a brother and sister, remained in Kansas). She was in the first graduating class of Dorsey H.S. in Los Angeles. She then worked for Dodge Trophy where she met her future husband, William (Bill) Gross. They dated for a year in which they enjoyed dancing into the wee hours at the Palladium in Los Angeles, enjoying the music of Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Frank Sinatra and all the big bands of the era. A year later, they eloped and married in Las Vegas where they started their 81 years of marriage. They had two children, Glenn in 1944 and Janice in 1948.Bill went to war in 1944 and Doris, like so many, stayed behind to raise their son.Upon his return from WWII, Bill worked in construction for Chicago Bridge & Iron and his job took him to many locations. In the early years, the family would travel with him, Doris packing up the kids to a new location every 3-6 months. Those jobs took them up and down the West Coast, the Orient and South America. Bill would set up housing and Doris and the kids would follow.Bill retired in 1981 and the couple traveled the world together with friends, relatives or just the two of them.Doris was a beauty and unique individual. She was loved by all that knew her and will be greatly missed by each and every one of us.
