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Patrick Anson Doheny

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Patrick Anson Doheny Veteran

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
18 Sep 2014 (aged 91)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sunrise Slope, Lot 4112, Space 6
Memorial ID
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Obituary (Los Angeles Times, Sept. 20-22, 2014)

Patrick Anson Doheny passed away peacefully at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital on September 18 at the age of 91, surrounded by his family.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Larry, Bill and Tim, his sister Lucy, and his devoted wife of 56 years, Patricia Halbriter Doheny.

He was born in New York City on January 11, 1923 and raised in Los Angeles. He attended the Cate School in Carpinteria, and Stanford University before joining the navy with his brothers, after which he attended UCLA.

He worked all of his life in the oil and gas business and was an avid deep-sea fisherman and lifetime member of the Tuna Club in Avalon. He loved gemology, geology, was a collector of western art, and a rancher who enjoyed time with family and friends at his ranch in Simi Valley.

He preferred being outdoors and possessed a deep and abiding knowledge of the flora and fauna of the Southwest.

He is survived by [names omitted for privacy].

Interment will be private with a memorial service to be announced later. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made in his name to the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation or the Wounded Warriors Project.

Obituary (Los Angeles Times, Sept. 20-22, 2014)

Patrick Anson Doheny passed away peacefully at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital on September 18 at the age of 91, surrounded by his family.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Larry, Bill and Tim, his sister Lucy, and his devoted wife of 56 years, Patricia Halbriter Doheny.

He was born in New York City on January 11, 1923 and raised in Los Angeles. He attended the Cate School in Carpinteria, and Stanford University before joining the navy with his brothers, after which he attended UCLA.

He worked all of his life in the oil and gas business and was an avid deep-sea fisherman and lifetime member of the Tuna Club in Avalon. He loved gemology, geology, was a collector of western art, and a rancher who enjoyed time with family and friends at his ranch in Simi Valley.

He preferred being outdoors and possessed a deep and abiding knowledge of the flora and fauna of the Southwest.

He is survived by [names omitted for privacy].

Interment will be private with a memorial service to be announced later. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made in his name to the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation or the Wounded Warriors Project.



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