John Antony Doumlele Jr.

DOUMLELE, John Antony (Tony) Jr., 62, died on Friday, November 28, 2008 in Greenwich, Conn. from complications following surgery. Tony was born in Newport News on July 26, 1946 and grew up in Richmond. A champion swimmer for the AAU, he held 19 freestyle and butterfly state records in Virginia. Recruited by Phillips Exeter Academy, he was named New England Prep School Butterfly Champion, captain of the swimming team and one of his records was not broken for 20 years. A National Merit finalist, Tony was awarded the Charles M. O'Hearn scholarship to Yale University. His education was interrupted by service in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant, including Vietnam (1968-1969). He married Sabra Bissette in 1970, graduated from Yale in 1972, and received an MBA from Darden at UVA in 1976. His first marriage ended in divorce. In August of 1982, Tony married Leigh Grant of Greenwich. Currently employed at Bearing Point Management & Technology Consultants in Manhattan, Tony had served as Corporate Economist and Director of Corporate Relations at Moore McCormack Resources, Director of Investor Relations at Reader's Digest, Rayonier Inc., and Loral Space & Communications Ltd. He was co-founder and past president of the Fairfield/Westchester chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute, former president of the board of the Child Care Center of Stamford, and a former director of the New York Investor Relations Institute. The family resides in Norwalk, Conn. in Silvermine. Tony is survived by his wife, Leigh Grant, and their two children, Nicholas and Kyra Doumlele, his mother, Ruth Doumlele of Midlothian, and his sister, Suzanne Owen of Richmond. He is pre-deceased by his father, John Antony Doumlele. He is also survived by two nephews, John Grant of Stamford, Conn. and Randall Owen of Williamsburg and two nieces, Courtney Mattes of Richmond and Ann Grant of Stamford, Conn. A memorial service will be held at Christ Church, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Conn. on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the archaeological North Karga Oasis Project, payable to Dr. Salima Ikram, 8703 Victory Lane, Potomac, Md. 20854.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.