Dolores York (nee Rivera-Cardoza), 100, passed away on May 3, 2023, of natural causes. Dolores or “Dee” as she was fondly called by her close friends and family, was born on March 12, 1923, to Antonio Rivera and Demetria Cardoza in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. In 1941 at the age of 18, just before the outbreak of World War II, she moved to New York City. She graduated from Hunter College and began a career as an accomplished Executive Secretary working for two major corporations of that era, Nestle and American Can Company. Due to her fluency in English and Spanish, she was the lead translator for all documents between the company’s corporate offices where she worked and their Spanish speaking international divisions. She retired in 1987. In 1950, Dolores married Jorge Simón. They lived in Bridgeport, CT, where Dolores would commute daily by train to work in Stamford CT, New York and then to Greenwich. After their divorce, she subsequently met and married Richard York in 1971. They later settled in the Philadelphia area until 1989. Upon retirement, she and Richard moved to Florida, loved traveling and visiting their children. Upon Richard’s passing in 2009, Dolores returned to Connecticut and lived in Glastonbury.
As well as her husbands, Dolores was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Monseratte, sister Elba and grandson Evan Simón. She is forever remembered and loved by her sister Luchy Rivera Cardoza (Luis), brother-in-law David Rodriguez, her sons; the Hon. Jorge Simón (Jane), Michael Simón (Jacqueline) and her step son Steve York (Carol). “Mama Dee Dee” is also remembered by her grandchildren, Janine Greenspan (Ben), Gabriella Simón, Mikayla Simón, Angelina Simón, Joshua York (Huyen), Aaron York, great-grandchildren Grayson Greenspan, Adalyn Greenspan, Theodore and Arthur York, as well as by her numerous nieces, nephews and their children.
The family would like to thank the nurses and aids at the Marlborough Health Center for their devoted and compassionate care of Dolores during her time in that facility. As Dolores always said, “It is in the hands of God.” Now she is in the hands of God. To extend condolences, please visit Farleysullivan.com.