With four close friends, Dee was part of the “Fontana Five” in high school. Hershey was her grandfather’s cousin), Dee grew up in a small town where – when the wind blew in the right direction – you could smell chocolate in the air. I’m a worker bee.”Ĭlarifying that she loves to get things done, and loves to talk, but does not like to talk about getting things done, Dee explained, “I enjoy the work itself – I’m more of a doer.”Ī native of Lebanon County, PA, near Hershey (Milton S.
“I’m involved in a lot at church,” Dee conceded, “but I’m not a committee person. She is part of the gardening team that keeps Dutilh’s grounds looking good, and both the Christmas and Easter Cantatas she helps where she is needed with special projects and events like moving education wing furniture into the storage shed, or caroling at the Municipal Center at Christmas.
She recently took on the responsibility of organizing the monthly Faithful Followers gatherings and is frequent volunteer with Dutilh’s Loaves & Fishes kitchen ministry, where she currently helps serve Lenten Dinners before heading over to the Sanctuary for another music rehearsal.Ī regular at Dutilh’s Quilt & More and fabric bags ministry gatherings, Dee also decorates the church’s sanctuary, greeting area, and other public spaces for Christmas each year. For years, she has been a faithful participant in Dutilh’s Thursday morning Bible study, a Flea Market volunteer, and a member of Faithful Followers. Sunday worship service.Ī tireless volunteer, Dee is also engaged in a variety of non-musical activities and ministries. Her talent has found plenty of outlets at Dutilh Church, where Dee spends many of her days rehearsing, singing, ringing handbells, and serving as a liturgist and now cantor for the 11 a.m. “That show required a tall female lead,” Dee – a diminutive 5 feet – explained, “and I didn’t get it.” In high school, Dee earned the lead female role in Bye Bye Birdie (note the “bird” connection), only to have the school board cancel the production because it was “too risqué.” Instead, her school put on The Mouse That Roared. Dianne (Dee) Hamerly is a self-described “frustrated thespian” and bird lover (more on the latter, later).
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