Dorothy McGuill Funeral Mass

Dorothy McGuill

Dorothy Buccola McGuill was born December 10, 1935 in Dallas, Texas to parents Antonio and Lucia (Cutrera) Buccola. 

Dorothy was the youngest of 5 sisters, and the daughter of Italian immigrants. Antonio and Lucia Cutrera Buccola came to the United States through Ellis Island from Palermo and Mezzoinzo, Italy.  She was the first of the girls to be born in a hospital while her older sisters were born on the farm in west Dallas. As a young child, the family moved to old east Dallas. In her early years, Dorothy served as the mascot for the Crozier Tech High School teams alongside her majorette sister, Johnnie. Numerous newspaper stories record her being the first live mascot in Dallas.
In 1942, Dorothy entered first grade at Sacred Heart Catholic School. After grade school she attended Crozier Tech High School in downtown Dallas, riding the city bus to school daily. In high school, she worked at a pharmacy and movie theater. She had a close knit group of friends, “the Italian Club Girls,” who stuck together for decades. She attended North Texas State University and studied to be a lab technician.

Dorothy met Robert Louis McGuill through The Vincentian Club, a singles church club, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1958. They married on January 23, 1960 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Dallas. Louis’s work with the IRS led them to live in cities all over the country including Salt Lake City, New Orleans, Washington DC, Atlanta, Austin and finally moving to Plano in 1976.
Dorothy devoted her time to raising her sons, David and Steven, while she worked part time as lab technician for an allergy doctor. Once they were older, she worked full time. Following her husband’s passing and her retirement in 2008, she devoted much of her time as a volunteer to St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in the funeral ministry and as a Stephen Minister.
A favorite pastime for Dorothy was planting and tending to the many flowers in her yard. She found soul mates in her daughters-in-law, Linda and Teri, who also have a passion for blooms and digging in the dirt.

Dorothy had several nicknames through her life….Tootsie, Shrimp, Short Stuff, and Dottie. But, her favorite was Nonna, or grandmother in Italian. Grandchildren Leigh Nicole McGuill and Charles Robert McGuill were the lights of her life. She was so proud of the young adults they have grown to be. “Love you to the moon and back” was a frequently heard expression of love between her and her grandkids!

A recent quote from Dorothy taken from her weekly writings: To friends and family, “we have shared so many wonderful times together. I am so very blessed and I love all of you with all my heart!”

Dorothy is survived by her sons David McGuill and his wife Teri and Steve McGuill and his wife Linda; granddaughter Leigh McGuill; grandson Charles McGuill and many loving nieces, nephews, and close friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Robert Louis McGuill and sisters Nancy Cutrone, Josephine Weatherford,  Johnnie Malouf and Victoria Buccola.

The family will receive friends for an Afternoon of Remembrance Sunday, May 23, 2021 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Allen Family Funeral Options, Plano, Texas.  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2700 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, Texas; officiated by The Rev. Bruce Bradley.  It will be livestreamed on YouTube  at https://youtu.be/rJpPflLHE9w

Dorothy will be laid to rest with her husband at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Refugio, Texas.

If desired contributions may be made to St Elizabeth Ann Seton Bereavement Committee or Stephen Ministry, 2700 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, Texas 75023.