Joan F. Doherty

Joan Doherty BRAINTREE Joan F. Doherty, 69 years of age passed away at the Tufts Medical Center, Boston on Thursday, November 13, 2008. She was born in Quincy and was a life long Braintree resident. She graduated from Braintree High School and subsequently graduated from Bridgewater State College in 1961 with a Bachelors degree in Physical Education. She was a total Boston Sports fan during her whole life. Joan made many wonderful friends through her love of dogs. She was a Brockton Physical Education teacher for 34 years, principally in the elementary school system. She loved field and track. She established and coached the very first Girls Field and Track team at Brockton High School which won the State Championship in 1970. She was elected into the Coaches Hall of Fame at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury for pioneering woman into field and track. She also loved golfing, music and Daniel ODonnell the Irish singer. She was a member of the Sir Lady Walter Scott Lodge and the Daughters of Scotia in Quincy. She was the daughter of the late John and Frances (Smith) Doherty. She is survived by her beloved beagle dog Toby. She is survived by her aunt Anne (Smith) Steele of Norwell. Her uncle was the late Herbert J. Steele. She is also survived by three cousins Karen Munsen of Cumberland, ME, Claire Goguen of Rockland and Michael Steele of Quincy. She was the cousin of the late Herbert John Steele. She also leaves her good friends Nancy Stephens of Dania, FL and Harry and Janet Allen of Dennis. A Funeral Service will be held at the Mortimer N. Peck- Russell Peck Funeral Home, 516 Washington Street, BRAINTREE on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at the Milton Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Monday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be sent to the Beagles of New England States, a fund to rescue Beagle dogs: B.O.N.E.S., PO Box 87, Kenduskeag, ME 04450.