David S. DOOMAN

Dave was a good friend of my mother´s, Marge Adamy! They were rec. department buddies! I knew Dave as the gym teacher at Bennet. He was always friendly to me, of course I never had him as my gym teacher! He truly was a legend!!!

Mr. Dooman was tough on us but fair. But considering the times, he needed to be to prepare us for tough times and war. I do not regret one minute of his classes.

His spirit lives on in those he touched. Bless you

love gym class with him learn my rules red shorts white tee shirts last name on inner jock trap . hes was a good gym teacher if you had promblem he make you run whole class he was cool he made me alot better at listen and comans i thank him for everthing he thouht me god bless him .

Dave shaped my life like no other person ever had. Miss you my friend.

Brent C. Griswold

I was reading a few of the condolences here. I was one of the "lucky" ones that had him for 2 years. He actually had us write a report in Gym class. One was on the Olympics and I cant remember the other. Hey it was almost 50 years ago. Wow, that's scary. My point is, he was really a good teacher, even though at that time I was, shall we say, less than enthused about days with gym class. Frozen hair. I could go on but this is not really the place. I was no athlete but he was good for me. RIP...

I just learned of Mr Dooman's passing. Please accept my deepest sympathies. Dave was an icon among us Manchester athletes who experienced him at Bennett Jr. High School. Short in physical stature, he towered in moral stature. he was an incomparable mentor who taught me self-discipline and challenged me to believe in myself and push myself beyond my perceived limitations during my years on the Bennett Jr. High Track Team; and earning his respect was one of my most satisfying memories. I would...

Mr. Dooman was a great teacher not just about sports, but about life and being a man. I still talk about my experiences with him till this day. He will be missed.

This morning I parked my Harley in front of Bennet,sat on a bench and took time to think about how lucky "WE" all were to have had our lives touched by Mr.Dooman.I LOVE you Dave and will never forget what you did for all of us.