Obituary of Dinorah B. Fores

Mrs. Dinorah B. Tamayo Fores, 79, of West Orange, died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in St. Barnbas Medical Center, Livingston. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church, 481 Sanford Ave., Vailsburg, on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 10:30 a.m. Entombment is in St. Teresa's Cemetery, Summit. Visitation will be held at the Preston Funeral Home, 153 South Orange Ave., South Orange, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. For more information or to send condolences please visit prestonfuneralhome.net. Born in Mayari, Cuba, Mrs. Fores lived in Vailsburg before moving to West Orange one year ago. A teacher with the Newark Board of Education at Newark Vocational High School, she taught English as a second language for several years before retiring. She was a graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University with a B.A. in English in 1982 and with honors from Kean University with a M.A. in education in 1989. Mrs. Fores was a Eucharist minister at Sacred Heart for many years; won honors for women with special achievements and was an accomplished pianist and artist. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Aldo Fores; devoted mother of Margarita Gavarny, Aldo A. Fores, Jose Fores, Ana Fores Pacheco, Lupi Fores, Dinorah T. Conte, Liesl Fores-Iza, Brian Fores and the late Jorge Fores; loving grandmother of 14 grandchildren; dear great-grandmother of Navio Delgado. In lieu of flowers, donations to Sacred Heart Church would be appreciated.