More detail on this person: 1LT Tom Dougherty entered the ARMY after graduating from Seton Hall
University in 1970. He attended the Infantry Officers Basic Course at Fort Benning, Ga. prior to
graduating from Rotary Wing Fight Training at Ft. Rucker, Alabama in March, 1972. He served as an
OH-6 pilot with F/8th in Viet Nam. Upon returning home, Tom continued his Federal Service as a
Secret Service Agent until his retirement.
survivors: Tom is survived by his loving wife Barbara, a son and a daughter. While originaly from
New Jersey, I believe they reside in Vienna, Virginia. Tom was a loving husband and father, a
skillful pilot and a good friend.
From: Major Greg Dunne (MSC, RET) <70miamicane@earthlink.net>
DOUGHERTY Thomas Dougherty, 59, Secret Service agent
OBITUARY
Thomas Edward Dougherty, 59, of Highlands, N.J., husband of Barbara Fleming Dougherty and formerly
of Lincroft, died Sunday, Jan. 6.
The friends and family of Thomas E. Dougherty are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at
11 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Highlands, N.J. Prayers of final commendation and
farewell will follow in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements
are by the John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, 115 Tindall Road, Middletown. Friends may call at the
Middletown Chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
A graduate of Seton Hall University, Tom was a member of the Pershing Rifles. He was a lieutenant in
the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, and was awarded the Bronze Star.
A retired U.S. Secret Service agent, he was currently assistant special agent in charge of the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration.
Tom was an active member of St. Agnes Catholic Church and belonged to the Vince Lombardi Chapter
of the Knights of Columbus.
Tom was predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Leona Dougherty, and his son, Thomas Dougherty
III in 2007. Tom is survived by his wife, Barbara; their daughter, Katie Dougherty of St. Paul,
Minn.; their son and daughter-in-law, James and Anne Dougherty of St. Paul, Minn.; their
daughter-in-law, Andie Dougherty of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; their grandchildren, Seamus, Finn and Mary
Jeanne Dougherty of St. Paul, Minn., and Connor Dougherty of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; his sister and
brother-in-law, Marion and John Dougherty of Bristol, Va.; his brother and sister-in-law, Michael
and Elizabeth Dougherty of Denville, N.J., and his brother and sister-in-law, John and Maureen
Dougherty of Clark, N.J. Tom is also loved and will be missed by many friends and family members.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to "The Connor Dougherty Education Fund,"
c/o The Dougherty Family, 2118 James Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105.
Burial information: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemeter
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