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Mr. Daniel Joseph Doherty, Jr., age 68, husband of
Gail Howard Doherty, died from complications due to
alzheimer's disease Monday morning, April 7, 2008, under the
care of Embracing Hospice House. Mr. Doherty was born
December 1, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of former
American Legion National Commander Daniel J. Doherty and
Mary E. Linehan Doherty. He attended Matignon and Winchester
High Schools in Massachusetts and earned a certificate in
European Studies from The University of Vienna, Austria and
a Bachelor of Arts in modern language from Holy Cross
College in 1961. Mr. Doherty completed a law degree from
Georgetown law in 1964 and began what would become a
distinguished career with the United States Federal
Government spanning three-decades.
From 1964 to 1972 Mr. Doherty served as a Special Agent and
foreign language specialist with the Federal Bureau of
Investigations, attending the Defense Language Institute in
Monterey, California during 1967. From 1972 until 1975 Mr.
Doherty worked as the Executive Director of Criminal Justice
for the Montgomery County government, followed by a one-year
appointment as an inspector with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. From 1976 to 1982 he worked in the Inspector
General's Office of the U.S. Department of State as the
Foreign Assistance Inspector and the U.S. Department of
Energy as a program analyst. In 1982 he began a six-year
appointment as Assistant Inspector General for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, during which time the
Space Shuttle Columbia completed its "Return to Flight"
missions including the first female astronaut, the first
African-American astronaut, and the first untethered space
walk. From 1988 until 1990, Mr. Doherty worked as a criminal
investigator with the Surveys and Investigations staff of
the House Appropriations Committee. He retired as a criminal
investigator in 1990, but continued to work as a background
investigation specialist for the F.B.I., U.S. Air Force,
U.S. Customs, and U.S. Border Patrol.
He was a member of the Stella Maris Catholic Church,
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Surviving is his loving
wife of 45 years; three sons, Daniel J. Doherty, III and
wife, Liese, of Annapolis, Maryland, Dr. Mark S. Doherty and
wife, Vanessa, of Monroe, Louisiana, and Michael J. Doherty
of Rome, Georgia; one daughter, Jill-Marie Short, and
husband, James, of Cumming, Georgia; and five grandchildren,
Britton Short, Tanner Short, Dellan Short, Tyler Doherty,
and Matthieu Doherty.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at
2:00 pm at Ingram Funeral Home. The family will receive
friends one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers
contributions may be made to The Guest House, 51 Tower
Heights Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 or Embracing Hospice
House, 8013 Major Road, Cumming, GA 30041.
Ingram Funeral Home and Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in
charge of the arrangements. |
