Dorothy "Dot" Casterline

She is predeceased by her husband of 50+ years, James "Jim" Larkin Casterline, Jr, and her two sons Jonathan Paul Casterline and Rex Larkin Casterline.

She is survived by her two daughters-in-law Mary Teresa Casterline-Heron (Mike) and Renae Esther Casterline and her three grandchildren Anna Teresa Casterline (Elena), Kay Michelle Casterline and Karis Renae Ziesing (Zack).

Dot attended public schools in Honolulu until she became deaf at age 13, probably from mastoiditis, after which she transferred to the Diamond Head School for the Deaf and Blind. Up to the early 1950s, deaf people were not allowed to drive in Hawaii. With the assistance of influential members of the National Association of the Deaf she helped convince the Honolulu Police Department to remove this restriction.

She graduated from Gallaudet University with a BA in 1958. Dot was an instructor in the English Department at Gallaudet for two years then worked in the Linguistic Laboratory and co-authored the book, A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles (1965). She received her honorary Doctorate from Gallaudet in 2022 for her achievements in linguistics.

Dot wished to be laid to rest alongside her husband, Jim at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Irmo, South Carolina. The family will hold a graveside memorial in the coming weeks.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Stokoe, Croneberg & Casterline Fund. This fund is to support international students who wish to major in linguistics.

Memorials may be made to Gallaudet University:

Mail a check with memo - Stokoe, Croneberg & Casterline Fund to: RE: LeMarc Williamson 800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

Online: You can make a gift online at https://gallaudet.edu/giving/- use other to type in the gift designation: Stokoe, Croneberg and Casterline Fund

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.dunbarfuneralhomedutchfork.com for the Casterline family.