Dan Robert “Doc” Dougherty, 65, passed from this world to the next on Thursday January 14, 2016 with his family by his side. Dan fought hard against his cancer for the past year, driven by a desire to do more with and for the people he loved, remaining characteristically strong until the very end. Dan was born on November 21, 1950 to Doris Menear Dougherty and the late George Robert Dougherty. Grandson of the late George and Meta Dougherty and Russell and Meriam Menear, he was raised in Londonderry Township and graduated from Lower Dauphin High School.
Dan is survived by his loving wife Pamela Kay Dougherty, with whom he spent the last 29 years; his mother; his brother, Michael Dougherty; and loving step-children Stephanie and husband Steve Goff; Scott and wife Jodi Higgins; and his beloved grandchildren Christopher “Yogi” and Cameron “Moose” Goff and Bridget “Git”, Mason “Pete” and Connor “Re-Pete” Higgins, all nicknames given by Dan.
To say that Doc lived life to the fullest would be a huge understatement. He proudly served his country as a U.S. Marine and worked for 30+ years at Three Mile Island, a place he helped both build and operate until his retirement. Dan was a lifelong rugby and ice hockey player but was most happy in the woods hunting, angling, trapping and scouting ground in Pennsylvania and virtually everywhere he traveled. His many close friends and family know well his love of the outdoors, especially in Northern Pennsylvania at the family’s Tioga County hunting camp. In recent years Dan became a certified outdoor guide in Maine, and supporting our veterans in the outdoors was one of his many passions.
We love you “Doc”, you will be missed.
