John Anthony Dooley, Sr.
August 14, 1943 ~ October 22, 2011
John Anthony Dooley, Sr.
John Anthony Dooley, Sr., 68, entered eternal life Saturday, October 22, 2011, at his home in Fairfax, VA, after a long battle with cancer. Born August 14, 1943, in Richmond, VA, to John W. and Mary W. Dooley, he was raised in Manhattan. He graduated from Regis High School and Manhattan College and received a PhD in History from Columbia University. He served with the U.S. Department of State for 38 years, including a post as Vice Consul in Edinburgh and an assignment to the Vatican Desk in Washington. Later he became an expert in nuclear energy policy, traveling extensively as a senior U.S. negotiator on numerous international agreements. He was a lifelong student of philosophy and a classical music enthusiast, but most of all he treasured spending time with his family, especially at their second home in Hilton Head, SC.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 38 years, Melanie I.; four adoring children: John A., Jr. (Danielle), Nol D. Adams (Christopher), Ann Marie (Andrew), and Daniel C. (Alison); four grandchildren: John A. III and Catherine E. Dooley, and Eleanor M. and Claire E. Adams; and three brothers and two sisters.
Family will receive visitors between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 28, at Money & King Funeral Home, 171 Maple Ave. W., Vienna, VA. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 29, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, the family's parish of more than 30 years.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
John Anthony Dooley, Sr., 68, entered eternal life Saturday, October 22, 2011, at his home in Fairfax, VA, after a long battle with cancer. Born August 14, 1943, in Richmond, VA, to John W. and Mary W. Dooley, he was raised in Manhattan. He graduated from Regis High School and Manhattan College and received a PhD in History from Columbia University. He served with the U.S. Department of State for 38 years, including a post as Vice Consul in Edinburgh and an assignment to the Vatican Desk in Washington. Later he became an expert in nuclear energy policy, traveling extensively as a senior U.S. negotiator on numerous international agreements. He was a lifelong student of philosophy and a classical music enthusiast, but most of all he treasured spending time with his family, especially at their second home in Hilton Head, SC.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 38 years, Melanie I.; four adoring children: John A., Jr. (Danielle), Nol D. Adams (Christopher), Ann Marie (Andrew), and Daniel C. (Alison); four grandchildren: John A. III and Catherine E. Dooley, and Eleanor M. and Claire E. Adams; and three brothers and two sisters.
Family will receive visitors between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 28, at Money & King Funeral Home, 171 Maple Ave. W., Vienna, VA. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 29, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, the family's parish of more than 30 years.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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