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JAMES DOUGHERTY Obituary

DOUGHERTY, JAMES DAVID James David Dougherty, previously of Hamden, died in January from complications arising from pneumonia in his final home in Portland, Oregon. A member of Hamden High School’s class of 1957, graduate of Colgate University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Jim worked in sales and marketing before entering a long career as a securities analyst in New York City. In his spare time, he studied Irish and civil war history and pursued a passion for ice hockey as an accomplished amateur referee. Jim and his wife Julie retired to Brunswick, Maine in 2004 and moved to Oregon in 2014. Jim is survived by his wife of 53 years, Julia Hillman Dougherty, son Sean (Julie), daughter Molly (Cliff), and his adored grandchildren, Erin and Connor. To view a full length obituary and leave contact information for Jim’s family, visit www.omegaservices.com/obituary

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Published by The New Haven Register from Feb. 27 to Feb. 28, 2016.

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