Alfred E. Dooley M.D.

AUBURN < Alfred E. Dooley, M.D., 81, of Lake Shore Drive, Auburn, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in Auburn Memorial Hospital. Dr. Dooley was born in Ogdensburg, the son of the late James and Vivian DuFord Dooley, and resided in Auburn for most of his life. Dr. Dooley was a graduate of Union College class of 1947 and Albany Medical School class of 1951. He served his residency at Maritime Hospital on Staten Island and at the Tuberculosis Hospital on Long Island. In addition, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and the Maritime Service. In 1953, he established a medical practice in Family Medicine in Auburn, and later became a specialist in allergy and immunology. Over the years, he cared for thousands of patients in the Auburn and central New York area. He retired in 2002. Dr. Dooley served as president of the Cayuga County Medical Society, he was a former president of the Auburn Memorial Hospital Medical Staff, a member of the American Medical Society, the New York State Medical Society, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Central New York Board of Directors and a Diplomat of the Board of Allergy-Immunology. Dr. Dooley was a long-time member of Owasco Country Club, an avid golfer and tennis player and enjoyed his many friendships there. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Mary T. Dooley of Auburn; three sons, Mark C. Dooley, M.D. and his wife, Linda, of Richmond, Va., Lawrence M. Dooley and his wife, Mary, of Rochester, and Thomas A. Dooley and his wife, Kim, of Columbus, Ohio; two daughters, Jeanne M. Reynolds and her husband, William, of Washington, D.C. and Therese A. Baier and her husband, Michael, of Auburn; a brother, John Dooley, of Long Island; 11 grandchildren, Kami Thacker and her husband, Lawrence, Krista Dooley, Lauren Welsh and her husband, John, Mary Beth Dooley, Christopher and Megan Dooley, Thomas Dooley, Kevin and Claire Reynolds, Mitchell and Kyle Baier; several nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 in Sacred Heart Church, 90 Melrose Road, Auburn. Private interment will be in St. Joseph"s Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of the Finger Lakes, 1130 Corporate Drive, Auburn, NY 13021, or to the Auburn Memorial Hospital Memorial Fund, 17 Lansing St., Auburn, NY 13021, in memory of Dr. Dooley. The Brew Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.