David W. Dougherty

1948 - 2015

David William Dougherty, age 67, died peacefully at his home in Plymouth, surrounded by his family on July 6, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Elizabeth Betty Ann (Berges) Dougherty of Plymouth. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 17, 1948, he was the son of Wanda M. (Daetsch) Dougherty of Duxbury and the late William Dougherty. He was educated in N.Y. and Mass. and was a graduate of Hamburg High School, SUNY at Buffalo and Boston University Medical School. For most of his life he had worked as a diagnostic radiologist at the Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. He retired as Chief of Radiology seven years ago. David moved to Plymouth in 1980 previously residing in Hamburg, N.Y. He loved skiing, sailing, traveling and was an accomplished photographer. Besides leaving his wife Elizabeth of 45 years, and mother Wanda, David was the loving father of Brendan Dougherty of Cambridge and Jennifer Liddiard and her husband Damian of Scituate. He was predeceased by his brother Eric Dougherty, and was the cherished grandfather of his grandson Tyler. A visitation will be held in the Cartmell Funeral Home, on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Cremation will take place in Vine Hills Crematory, Plymouth and a private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Donations in his memory may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Assn, www.cff.org, the Tufts University Hospital Oncology Dept., or Cranberry Hospice, Inc. 36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 326, Plymouth, MA 02360. For online guest book visit www.cartmelldavis.com.