William Joseph Dorgan, Jr., born 07 Jul 1923 at Pekin Street, Providence, Rhode Island, died 26 August 2006. He was 83.
He appears on the 1930 US Census living at 256 Chalkstone AVenue, Providence, Rhode Island with these people:
Joseph B Connell 53, Head
Ellen L Connell 43, Wife
Helen L Dorgan 24, Step-Daughter
Charles A Mc Intosh 22, Step-Son
Alfred F Mc Intosh 20, Step-Son
Frances Dwyer 41, Sister-in-Law
William J Dorgan 6, grandson
Helen L Dorgan 5, grand-daughter
Corrinne H Dorgan 2, grand-daughter
WILLIAM J. DORGAN, JR., MARY A. GORMAN, STEPHEN J. GORMAN, JR., MARY BOHAN,
STEPHEN J. GORMAN, (JOH)ANNA O'BRIEN
He married (1) Mary Anne Gorman 31 Aug 1946 in Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence, Rhode Island, daughter of Stephen Gorman and Johanna O'Brien. She was born 07 Mar 1925 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died 28 Jun 1982 in North Scituate, Rhode Island. She was buried 01 Jul 1982, St. Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, Rhode Island, Section 39, Lot 694. She was 57 years old.
He married (2) Dolores Carbone 17 Dec 1987 in St. Joseph's Church, North Scituate, Rhode Island, daughter of Salvatore Carbone and Thersa Agnello. She was born 27 Feb 1932 in Johnston, Rhode Island.
Notes for William Joseph Dorgan, Jr.:
1946: resided at 151 Regent Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island.
1954: resided at 85 Herschel Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
1976-2006: resided at Oakridge Road, North Scituate, Rhode Island.
1945-1948: The New Haven-Worcester-Providence Railroad
1948-1978: Patrolman, Sergeant, Lieutenant,Captain, and Director of Personel:
Providence Police Department
1978-1988: Director of Safety and Security, Community Colleges of Rhode Island
WILLIAM J. DORGAN, JR AND JOHN UNKNOWN, MAY 1943
Obituary:
William J Dorgan, Jr
Birth:
Jul. 7, 1923
Death:
Aug. 26, 2006
DORGAN, WILLIAM J., JR., Captain PPD (Ret.), 83 of Oakridge Road, North Scituate, died peacefully Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Roger Williams Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dolores S. (Carbone) Dorgan and the late Mary A. (Gorman) Dorgan.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late William J. Dorgan and Helen L. (McIntosh) Dorgan.
Bill served for 29 years with the Providence Police Department, retiring in 1976 as Captain and Director of Personnel. He was also Director of Safety and Security at the Community Colleges of Rhode Island for 10 years. He was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School and Bryant College. Bill was a WWII USN Veteran, serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of the VFW, the Knights of Columbus, the Holy Name Society, the Fraternal Order of Police, Providence Lodge #3 and the Providence Retired Police and Firefighters Association. He was an avid reader, gardener, carpenter and mechanic.
Bill is survived by two sons, William J. Dorgan, III, of Florida and Panama and Edward M. Dorgan of North Scituate; two daughters, Joanne M. Dooley and her husband Michael of Smithfield, Donna M. Pheland and her husband Timothy of North Scituate.
Bill leaves five grandchildren, Michael M. Dooley of North Providence, Meaghan E. Dooley of Smithfield and Timothy N. Pheland, Kyle P. Pheland and Mackenzie M. Pheland of North Scituate. He is also survived by two sisters, Corinne H. Herzog of Greenville and Helen Louise Monahan of Tennessee.
The Funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. from the WINFIELD & SONS FUNERAL HOME, 571 West Greenville Road, North Scituate, Rhode Island. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Joseph Church, North Scituate at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery, Cranston. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At Bill's request and in lieu of flowers, contributions in his honor may be made to Roger Williams Medical Center Development Office to support the needs of nursing and ancillary services so passionately provided to Bill throughout his illness.
Burial:
Saint Anns Cemetery
Cranston
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
I deliverd this eulogy at my Dad's funeral
St. Joseph Church, North Scituate, Rhode Island on 30 August 2006:
ONCE UPON A TIME AND ALL GOOD STORIES BEGIN THAT WAY IN AN AGE ONLY REMEMBERED BY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE – THE WORLD WAS AT PEACE, BRACED BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS.
A YOUNG MAN FROM EAST COUNTY CORK, IRELAND AND A YOUNG WOMAN FROM STAUNCH SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN STOCK, HAD A CHILD IN THE HEAT OF A 1923 PROVIDENCE JULY ---
AND THE CHILD GREW HEALTHY AND WISE EVEN THOUGH HIS PARENTS GREW APART.
EXCEPT FOR HIS STEP GRANDFATHER, JOE CONNELL, HE WAS RAISED PRIMARILY IN A HOUSEHOLD OF LOVING WOMEN
HIS GRANDMOTHER, ELLEN DWYER
HIS MOTHER, ELLEN LOUISE MCINTOSH
AND HIS SISTERS CORINNE HOPE AND HELEN LOUISE.
ALL THAT CHANGED AS IT DID FOR MANY BOYS HIS AGE AS HE SAILED OFF TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN THE COMPANY OF MEN TO FIGHT FOR A CAUSE THAT MAKES ALL MEN AND WOMEN FREE TODAY.
THE CUTE TOW-HEAD BOY RETURNED FROM A CONFLICT HE LITTLE TALKED ABOUT, AND, LIKE MANY OF HIS COMMRADES, MET A SWEET, SMART, CATHOLIC GIRL FROM MOUNT PLEASANT NAMED MARY ANN GORMAN, WHO MADE HIM CHASE HER UNTIL THEY BOTH LITERALLY FELL IN LOVE É BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY COULDN'T STAND BEING APART.
AND THEY MARRIED AND SUFFERED THE HEARTACHE OF LOSING TWO BABIES MARY ANN AND DANIEL PATRICK.
AND WHEN THEY WERE TOLD TO HAVE NO MORE CHILDREN, THEIR STEADFAST FAITH AND THEIR PERSONAL DESIRES IMPELLED THEM AND HERE WE ARE TODAY: BILLY, EDDY, JOANNE, AND DONNA.
AND WE WERE A HAPPY, CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY.
WE REVELLED IN EACH OTHER'S SUCCESSES, STOOD BY EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE AND THROUGH ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE'S CHALLENGES WE ALWAYS HAD EACH OTHER É AND WE STILL DO!
AND THIS IS PRECISELY THEIR LEGACY:
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME WHEN ONE OF US WAS EVER LEFT ABANDONED FROM THEIR LOVE AND EMBRACE.
THEY WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR US NO MATTER WHAT THE PERSONAL COST.
AND SO É FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF BILL DORGAN WE HONOR A MAN WHO, MORE THAN MANY MEN ROSE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO BE A TOWER OF INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND FAIR-PLAY.
HIS MANY PERSONAL FRIENDS EXPRESSED THESE SAME SENTIMENTS AT THE WAKE LAST NIGHT:
MANY OF HIS POLICE BUDDIES SPOKE OF THE POWER OF HIS CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY.
MANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES EXPERIENCED THE TENACITY OF HIS SINCERITY AND HONESTY.
AND ALL OF HIS FRIENDS HAD A STORY ABOUT WHAT A GOOD AND DECENT MAN HE WAS.
ON BEHALF OF DOLORES, HIS WIFE, AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY, I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS DAY WITH US.
YOU HONOR US BY YOUR PRESENCE.
YOUR STORIES OF A GOOD AND DECENT MAN MAKE US ALL SMILE AND FEEL VERY PROUD BECAUSE, LIKE ALL OF YOU, WE KNOW, FIRST HAND, THEY ARE ALL TRUE!
DAD:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields É
and until we meet again,
may God hold you gently in the palm of His hand.
AMEN
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