Brian-Dooley-Obituary

Brian Dooley

Dallas, Texas

1963 - 2024

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DIED
December 17, 2024
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Dallas, Texas
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Brian "Huck" Dooley died peacefully in his sleep on December 17, 2024. He was 61 years old. The son of Brian and Ellen Dooley, Huck is survived by his mother Ellen, his brothers Sean of Nashville, TN; Michael and his husband Mat of Carrollton, Texas; his niece Emma Dooley of Columbus, Ohio; his...

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I was very sad to hear of Huck's passing. I worked with Huck for many years as a vendor on the overnight shift and enjoyed our chats about hockey and various other things. He would tell me stories about him refereeing hockey games, and the usual spectator abuse that is normally directed at the ref. But after the game was done, he would let his long hair down and walk past the same people, who had no clue he was the guy they were yelling at 15 minutes earlier. I changed positions and Huck...

1st and foremost, my sincerest condolences to the Dooley family. I was devastated when I heard of this tremendous loss. Though, I didn't personally meet Huck and wished I had, I had a GREAT rapport with him. He'd worked for APEX which is a client that I currently still support & have to say that I miss him dearly. Huck was very understanding of processing, especially when things were delayed and out of my control. I couldn't ask for a better client. I considered Huck more as a friend...

This is Huck Dooley at Cafe Brazil in Deep Ellum, circa 2004. He was a breakfast counter regular, often biking over after his night job in tech operations. They loved his Tie-dye so much they hung up some of his work (as shown) behind the counter.

Just did a people search to reach out over a misunderstanding several years ago, to wish Huck a happy birthday. Devastated that we missed several years of friendship and that he is gone. Nobody like him. I can still hear his little laughs that came with a twinkle in his eye and a bright smile, and the way he would swing his arms when he was overjoyed and couldn't stand still. Such a smart man, a good dancer, and one of the most sensible rebels ever to be self+determined. Deeply missed.