Robert Doyle

Doyle, Robert J.
Robert J. Doyle, 86, died in Norwalk Hospital December 17 after a long battle with emphysema. He was surrounded by all his children and grandchildren and his loving wife of 37 years, Patty. "Bob" was born in Yonkers , NY to Florence and Howard Doyle. He attended Manhattan Prep and graduated from Manhattan College where he played basketball and baseball on full athletic scholarship. Following graduation he spent four years as a pilot in the US Navy earning the rank of Lieutenant. He loved his job as Editor in Chief of Furniture and Fabric Magazine which led to employment at Union Carbide and then Stauffer for which he traveled all over the country. When he moved to Westport in 1957 he immediately fell in love with coaching Westport Little League for 15 years and the Babe Ruth for 5 years after that.. Bob loved playing golf at Longshore and was a member of the Longshore Men's Golf Association. Never veering from his passion for sports he so enjoyed his stint as Sports Editor at the Westport News and could always be found at all sports at Staples High School. Upon retirement he found great satisfaction in volunteering at Norwalk Hospital three times a week. Bob is survived by his wife Patty, his daughter Deborah McGuire and her husband Mark, his daughter Carolyn Shaw and her husband John, his step daughter Pamela Bacharach and step son Kenneth Malkin and ten adoring Grandchildren. He was pre deceased by his first wife Priscilla in 1973