Frederick J. Doocy

Frederick J. Doocy of Manchester, formerly of South Windsor, died on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the age of 104. He was the husband of the late Mary (O'Keefe) Doocy, to whom he was married for 66 years. He was born in Hartford to the late Charles and Alice (Moore) Doocy and was raised in East Hartford. Fred was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps and receiving a Bronze Star. He began his forty-eight-year banking career at Hartford National Bank, retiring in 1979 as Assistant to the President. He provided leadership in the many local and state organizations to which he belonged. Fred was proud to serve as a State Senator from 1959-1966, and was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1966-1967. His life-long hobby was raising and racing homing pigeons; he also was an avid vegetable gardener. Fred had many friends at the Arbors Retirement Community where he lived for the past 21 years. He is survived by his children: Virginia Doocy and her husband Robert Mazzone of Lynn, MA; Eileen Doocy Schaubert of Weston, MA; Fred C. Doocy and his wife Karen of Storrs; Catherine Doocy and her husband Charles Drake of Windsor; and Paul Doocy and his wife Lisa of Southport. He also leaves behind his grandchildren Amy Schaubert Brown and her husband Bobby Brown of Reston, VA; Suzanne Schaubert Thornfeldt and her husband Brian Thornfeldt of Wayland, MA; Maiga Doocy and her husband Dustin Yager of Rockville; Joseph Doocy of Storrs; Sean and Neil Doocy of Southport; and his great-grandchildren Clara and Liam Thornfeldt. Fred was pre-deceased by his brother Andrew Doocy, his sister Alice Wilson and his son-in-law Stephen Schaubert. Fred's family will receive friends on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 4-8 pm at the Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home, 419 Buckland Road, South Windsor. There will be a Parlor Service on Saturday, December 16, 2017 beginning at 9 am. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in East Hartford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to a charity of your choice. Please visit us at www.carmonfuneralhome.com for online guestbook and condolences.