She was a member of the Santa Fe Figure Skating club and was a truly amazing coach.
She grew up skating with her younger sister Sherry Dorsey Cook never far behind her in competitive circles.
As an adult, she would wake up at 4:30 am each morning doing stretches for 1 & 1/2 hours before going to the ice rink to teach skating in full makeup, and wearing stylish clothes.
"More" magazine chose her as one of the 20 most physically fit cancer survivors in the United States.
While living in Santa Fe, she became interested in horsemanship, and learned dressage riding.