Daniel Doherty Obituary

DOHERTY, JR., Daniel 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. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.