Dorothea Slater LaBelle

Background

LaBelle, Dorothea Slater was born on May 10, 1921 in New Haven. Daughter of Matthew Adam and Bertha Adeline (von Runnen) Slater.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1943; Master of Science in Public Health, Yale University, 1948; Master of Social Work, U. Connecticut, Hartford, 1965.

Career

Social worker, Southbury (Connecticut) Training School, 1954-1962; teacher, Southbury (Connecticut) Trade School, 1962-1963; coordinator social services, Southbury (Connecticut) Trade School, 1965-1968; director social services, Northwest Regional Center, Torrington, Connecticut, 1968-1975; retired, 1975. Consultant in social services Litchfield County Association Retarded Citizens, Torrington, since 1975.

Achievements

• Dorothea Slater LaBelle has been listed as a noteworthy Social services professional by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member National Association Social Workers, American Association Mentally Retarded.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, boating.

Connections

Married Rouel H. LaBelle, October 8, 1955 (deceased 1976).

Father:

Matthew Adam Slater

Mother:

Bertha Adeline (von Runnen) Slater

Spouse:

Rouel H. LaBelle