Thomas Dooley Obituary
Tom was born on July 30, 1926, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to parents George R. Key and Vera M. Blackerby.
Tom served bravely in the United States Army during WWII and the Korean war. He was a member of the World War II museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tom enjoyed helping others but most of all, Tom loved spending time with his family.
He was an auto mechanic and worked for the Police Department of Fort Worth, Texas. He was a home builder and was employed at AT&T and Wal-Mart.
Tom is preceded in death by his wife, Charlene Dooley; parents, George Key, and Vera Blackerby, his granddaughter Whitney Snelson; and all his siblings.
He is survived by his five children, Sherry and husband Jim Lee, Brenda and husband Roy Snelson, Thomas Bradley and wife Patti Dooley, Ray and Sandra Dooley, and Roy A. Dooley; thirteen grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren.
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