Thomas T. Doherty Jr.

Thomas T. Doherty, Jr., 59, of Westborough, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at home.

Born in San Francisco, California, he is the son of Marjorie A. (Burns) Doherty and the late Thomas T. Doherty. He was educated in Westborough schools and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Milford. He was also a graduate of Worcester Junior College and attended the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Tom was a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. In 1973 he served as administrative specialist in Taiwan during Operations Homecoming. He traveled to South Vietnam to assist with the return of American Prisoners of War. He then was stationed with a C-130 support squadron at a forwarding operating location in Thailand that was re- supplying Cambodia during Operation SCOOT. He ended his active service assigned to the Air Force Security Service at Ft. Devens in 1975 as a cryptologist specialist.

Tom was employed as a clerk for Stop and Shop Supermarkets.

He was a communicant of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, a Life Member of the Westborough Memorial VFW Post 9013 where he served as the Post Chaplain for many years and was very dedicated to the Post Honor Guard. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Soldier's Memorials in Westborough.

In addition to his mother he is survived by one sister, Frances A. Small and her husband, David, of Westborough; two brothers, Robert B. Doherty and his wife, Lisa, of Austin, TX and Joseph P. Doherty and his wife, Rebecca, of Londonderry, NH; six nieces and one nephew.

His funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, August 8, at 10:00 A.M. in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 70 West Main St., Westborough. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in St. Luke's Cemetery.

Calling hours at the Britton-Summers Funeral Home, 4 Church St., Westborough, are Friday, August 7 from 4 to 7 P.M.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the VFW Post 9013, 9A Milk St., Westborough, MA 01581