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May 17, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Saturday, May 24, 2014 from the funeral home then to St. Thomas The Apostle Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Michael “Doc” W. Dougherty, Jr., age 24 of Oak Ridge, passed after a tragic motorcycle accident, on Saturday, May 17, 2014.
He was born in Pequannock and lived in Butler before moving to Oak Ridge at the age of six. Mike graduated from Jefferson High School with the Class of 2008.
Mike had a strong work ethic and when assigned to take the garbage out, at the age of six, he dedicated himself to the task and took his job seriously. His father told him at a young age “you have to work hard for what you want,” and this life lesson would remain in Mike’s heart throughout his life. When in 8th grade he joined his best friend Ray’s landscaping company and was still lending a hand when needed. During his high school years he would ride his bike to work at the Milton Terry office furniture company in Oak Ridge. At seventeen he worked summers for his father at the Wayne Towship Parks Department and at the age of eighteen he worked as a rigger for the Anty Trucking and Rigging Company in Randolph. When Mike turned nineteen he took on full time employment for Wayne Township having worked in the Recycling Department, the Sewer Department, and the Water Department where he was currently a heavy equipment operator. He loved his work and never turned down an overtime call.
Mike was a dedicated member and in January was elected to “Engineer” of the Jefferson Township Fire Department Co. 1 where he has been a member for the past six years. He follows a tradition of family service to the community including: his father Michael W. Dougherty’s service to the Wayne Fire Department, his brother Ryan’s service at Jefferson Township Fire Department Co. 1, and his sister’s Caitlyn and Allison’s service as EMT’s with the Milton First Aid Squad.
Mike will be remembered as a very outgoing, confident person who was always concerned about others. Being six foot four inches tall Mike got several nicknames during his years including: “Gentle Giant,” “Big Mike,” and “Doc.” He loved riding his quad, being a fireman, playing Ice hockey, riding his 2012 Harley Road Glide, and working. He was often the first one to fire his hand out, introduce himself, and make you feel comfortable talking to him. Talking was something he did very well by the way. He has played ice hockey since he was eight years old and has met many lifelong friends on the ice.
He was the beloved son of Michael and Paula Dougherty; devoted brother of Ryan, Allison, and Caitlyn Dougherty all of Oak Ridge; cherished grandson of Patricia and Bill Rantowich, the late Arthur H. Bailey, Joyce Grabler, and Roy Wright; much loved nephew of Ken Dougherty of Pompton Lakes, Sandi Cusick and her husband Peter of Oak Ridge, and the late Bill Bailey; dear cousin of Mark and Zachary Cusick, Melissa and Janel Llewellyn, and Bill Bailey.
Memorial donations to the Jefferson Twp. Fire Company No. 1, PO box 487, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Saturday, May 24, 2014 from the funeral home then to St. Thomas The Apostle Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
May 17, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Saturday, May 24, 2014 from the funeral home then to St. Thomas The Apostle Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Michael “Doc” W. Dougherty, Jr., age 24 of Oak Ridge, passed after a tragic motorcycle accident, on Saturday, May 17, 2014.
He was born in Pequannock and lived in Butler before moving to Oak Ridge at the age of six. Mike graduated from Jefferson High School with the Class of 2008.
Mike had a strong work ethic and when assigned to take the garbage out, at the age of six, he dedicated himself to the task and took his job seriously. His father told him at a young age “you have to work hard for what you want,” and this life lesson would remain in Mike’s heart throughout his life. When in 8th grade he joined his best friend Ray’s landscaping company and was still lending a hand when needed. During his high school years he would ride his bike to work at the Milton Terry office furniture company in Oak Ridge. At seventeen he worked summers for his father at the Wayne Towship Parks Department and at the age of eighteen he worked as a rigger for the Anty Trucking and Rigging Company in Randolph. When Mike turned nineteen he took on full time employment for Wayne Township having worked in the Recycling Department, the Sewer Department, and the Water Department where he was currently a heavy equipment operator. He loved his work and never turned down an overtime call.
Mike was a dedicated member and in January was elected to “Engineer” of the Jefferson Township Fire Department Co. 1 where he has been a member for the past six years. He follows a tradition of family service to the community including: his father Michael W. Dougherty’s service to the Wayne Fire Department, his brother Ryan’s service at Jefferson Township Fire Department Co. 1, and his sister’s Caitlyn and Allison’s service as EMT’s with the Milton First Aid Squad.
Mike will be remembered as a very outgoing, confident person who was always concerned about others. Being six foot four inches tall Mike got several nicknames during his years including: “Gentle Giant,” “Big Mike,” and “Doc.” He loved riding his quad, being a fireman, playing Ice hockey, riding his 2012 Harley Road Glide, and working. He was often the first one to fire his hand out, introduce himself, and make you feel comfortable talking to him. Talking was something he did very well by the way. He has played ice hockey since he was eight years old and has met many lifelong friends on the ice.
He was the beloved son of Michael and Paula Dougherty; devoted brother of Ryan, Allison, and Caitlyn Dougherty all of Oak Ridge; cherished grandson of Patricia and Bill Rantowich, the late Arthur H. Bailey, Joyce Grabler, and Roy Wright; much loved nephew of Ken Dougherty of Pompton Lakes, Sandi Cusick and her husband Peter of Oak Ridge, and the late Bill Bailey; dear cousin of Mark and Zachary Cusick, Melissa and Janel Llewellyn, and Bill Bailey.
Memorial donations to the Jefferson Twp. Fire Company No. 1, PO box 487, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 would be appreciated.
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