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Dorothy A. (LaPlante) Przewoznik, 86, of Chicopee, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born on August 29, 1935 in Springfield and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Donnell) LaPlante. Dorothy was a 1952 graduate of Cathedral High School and a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus. She was a telephone operator at New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Springfield and later a switch board receptionist at Premoid Corp. in West Springfield. Dorothy was a past president of the Szetela School PTO. She was a fan of auto racing and the New England Patriots. She is survived by her husband, Theodore J. Przewoznik; two sons, Thomas J. Przewoznik and his wife, Theresa of Greenbank, Washington and Kenneth J. Przewoznik and his wife, Jody Stevens of Markham, Ontario; a sister Barbara Schwein of Agawam; a grand daughter, Katelyn Przewoznik of Markham, Ontario; and a nephew Robert Schwein of Agawam. A calling hour will be held on Tuesday, September, 21, 2021 at the Cierpial Memorial Home on 61 Grape St. in Chicopee Center from 8:30 to 9:30 am. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus at 10 am. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.