Richard “Dick” Doughty passed away peacefully May 14 at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, Delaware from COVID-19. He was 93. He was born July 9, 1926 and raised in Fair Haven. His family (Doughty and Parker) were among the original settlers of Fair Haven and Little Silver dating back to the 1760s. He lived in the Applebrook section of Middletown for most of his life.
Dick graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven High School and from Rider College in 1951. During World War II he served as a gunner’s mate 3rd class on merchant ships with convoys to Europe and the Mediterranean. He completed his U.S. Navy service in the Philippines. He had a 40-year career in retail management in national chain stores, retiring in 1991.
He was a hard-working man who always had time for a smile. He will be remembered as a friendly, kind, loving and easy-going man. He was a member of Ship Ahoy Beach Club in Sea Bright for over 60 years. He spent every summer swimming and enjoying the ocean with his wife, family and many friends.
May he find peace after a long and happy life and find the perfect spot on the shores of heaven. He will be greatly missed.
He leaves behind his wife of 64 years Gloria (Hoffman). She now resides in Dover, Delaware. Also surviving are his two daughters, Leslie Hensely (Evan) and Susan Murphy of Dover, Delaware; son Richard Doughty (Joan) of Eatontown; and five grandchildren: Evan, Dylan, Timothy, Trevor and Elise.
Thanks to the staff at Westminster in Dover for their care in his last years.
Burial will be private at Fair View Cemetery in Middletown. Arrangements are by Tolbert’s Funeral Home of Dover, Delaware and Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank.
