Mary MacKenzie Register Report

Fifth Generation (Continued)

Family of Helen Louise McINTOSH (83) & William Joseph DORGAN

121. William Joseph DORGAN , Jr. Born on 7 JUL 1923 in Providence, Rhode Island. William Joseph died in Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, on 26 AUG 2006; he was 83. Buried on 30 AUG 2006 in St. Anne's Cemetery, Cranston, Rhode Island, Section 39, Lot 694. Director of Security, Community College of Rhode Island. BET 1978 AND 1988 in Director of Security: Community College of Rhode Island. Resided in North Scituate, Rhode Island. BET 1948 AND 1978 in Captain: Providence Police Department. BET 1945 AND 1948 in NY, NH, Hartford Railroad; The Worchester-Providence Railroad.
William Joseph Dorgan, Jr., born 07 Jul 1923 at Pekin Street in Providence, Rhode Island and died 26 August 2006. He was 83 years old.

He appears on the 1930 US Census living at 256 Chalkstone AVenue, Providence, Rhode Island with these people:

Joseph B Connell 53, Head
Ellen L Connell 43, Wife
Helen L Dorgan 24, Step-Daughter
Charles A Mc Intosh 22, Step-Son
Alfred F Mc Intosh 20, Step-Son
Frances Dwyer 41, Sister-in-Law
William J Dorgan 6, grandson
Helen L Dorgan 5, grand-daughter
Corrinne H Dorgan 2, grand-daughter

He married (1) Mary Anne Gorman 31 Aug 1946 in Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence, Rhode Island, daughter of Stephen Gorman and Johanna O'Brien. She was born 07 Mar 1925 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died 28 Jun 1982 in North Scituate, Rhode Island. She was buried 01 Jul 1982, St. Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, Rhode Island, Section 39, Lot 694. She was 57 years old.

He married (2) Dolores Carbone 17 Dec 1987 in St. Joseph's Church, North Scituate, Rhode Island, daughter of Salvatore Carbone and Thersa Agnello. She was born 27 Feb 1932 in Johnston, Rhode Island.

Notes for William Joseph Dorgan, Jr.:

1946: resided at 151 Regent Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island.

1954: resided at 85 Herschel Street, Providence, Rhode Island.

1976-2006: resided at Oakridge Road, North Scituate, Rhode Island.

1945-1948: The New Haven-Worcester-Providence Railroad

1948-1978: Patrolman, Sergeant, Lieutenant,Captain, and Director of Personel:

Providence Police Department

1978-1988: Director of Security, Community Colleges of Rhode Island

Obituary:

William J Dorgan, Jr
Birth:

Jul. 7, 1923
Death:

Aug. 26, 2006

DORGAN, WILLIAM J., JR., Captain PPD (Ret.), 83 of Oakridge Road, North Scituate, died peacefully Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Roger Williams Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dolores S. (Carbone) Dorgan and the late Mary A. (Gorman) Dorgan.

Born in Providence, he was the son of the late William J. Dorgan and Helen L. (McIntosh) Dorgan.

Bill served for 29 years with the Providence Police Department, retiring in 1976 as Captain and Director of Personnel. He was also Director of Safety and Security at the Community Colleges of Rhode Island for 10 years. He was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School and Bryant College. Bill was a WWII USN Veteran, serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of the VFW, the Knights of Columbus, the Holy Name Society, the Fraternal Order of Police, Providence Lodge #3 and the Providence Retired Police and Firefighters Association. He was an avid reader, gardener, carpenter and mechanic.

Bill is survived by two sons, William J. Dorgan, III, of Florida and Panama and Edward M. Dorgan of North Scituate; two daughters, Joanne M. Dooley and her husband Michael of Smithfield, Donna M. Pheland and her husband Timothy of North Scituate.

Bill leaves five grandchildren, Michael M. Dooley of North Providence, Meaghan E. Dooley of Smithfield and Timothy N. Pheland, Kyle P. Pheland and Mackenzie M. Pheland of North Scituate. He is also survived by two sisters, Corinne H. Herzog of Greenville and Helen Louise Monahan of Tennessee.

The Funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. from the WINFIELD & SONS FUNERAL HOME, 571 West Greenville Road, North Scituate, Rhode Island. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Joseph Church, North Scituate at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery, Cranston. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At Bill's request and in lieu of flowers, contributions in his honor may be made to Roger Williams Medical Center Development Office to support the needs of nursing and ancillary services so passionately provided to Bill throughout his illness.

Burial:
Saint Anns Cemetery
Cranston
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA

I deliverd this eulogy at my Dad's funeral, St. Joseph Church, North Scituate, Rhode Island on 30 August 2006:

ONCE UPON A TIME … AND ALL GOOD STORIES BEGIN THAT WAY … IN AN AGE ONLY REMEMBERED BY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE – THE WORLD WAS AT PEACE … BRACED BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS.

A YOUNG MAN FROM EAST COUNTY CORK, IRELAND AND A YOUNG WOMAN FROM STAUNCH SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN STOCK, HAD A CHILD IN THE HEAT OF A 1923 PROVIDENCE JULY ---

AND THE CHILD GREW HEALTHY AND WISE … EVEN THOUGH HIS PARENTS GREW APART.

EXCEPT FOR HIS STEP GRANDFATHER, JOE CONNELL, HE WAS RAISED PRIMARILY IN A HOUSEHOLD OF LOVING WOMEN…

HIS GRANDMOTHER, ELLEN DWYER

HIS MOTHER, ELLEN LOUISE MCINTOSH

AND HIS SISTERS CORINNE HOPE AND HELEN LOUISE.

ALL THAT CHANGED … AS IT DID FOR MANY BOYS HIS AGE … AS HE SAILED OFF TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN THE COMPANY OF MEN TO FIGHT FOR A CAUSE THAT MAKES ALL MEN AND WOMEN FREE TODAY.

THE CUTE TOW-HEAD BOY RETURNED FROM A CONFLICT HE LITTLE TALKED ABOUT, AND, LIKE MANY OF HIS COMMRADES, MET A SWEET, SMART, CATHOLIC GIRL FROM MOUNT PLEASANT NAMED MARY ANN GORMAN, WHO MADE HIM CHASE HER UNTIL THEY BOTH LITERALLY FELL IN LOVE … BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY COULDN’T STAND BEING APART.

AND THEY MARRIED … AND SUFFERED THE HEARTACHE OF LOSING TWO BABIES … MARY ANN AND DANIEL PATRICK.

AND WHEN THEY WERE TOLD TO HAVE NO MORE CHILDREN, THEIR STEADFAST FAITH AND THEIR PERSONAL DESIRES IMPELLED THEM … AND HERE WE ARE TODAY: BILLY, EDDY, JOANNE, AND DONNA.

AND WE WERE A HAPPY, CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY.

WE REVELLED IN EACH OTHER’S SUCCESSES, STOOD BY EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE … AND THROUGH ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE’S CHALLENGES … WE ALWAYS HAD EACH OTHER … AND WE STILL DO!

AND THIS IS PRECISELY THEIR LEGACY:

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME WHEN ONE OF US WAS EVER LEFT ABANDONED FROM THEIR LOVE AND EMBRACE.

THEY WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR US … NO MATTER WHAT THE PERSONAL COST.

AND SO … FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF BILL DORGAN … WE HONOR A MAN … WHO, MORE THAN MANY MEN … ROSE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO BE A TOWER OF INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND FAIR-PLAY.

HIS MANY PERSONAL FRIENDS EXPRESSED THESE SAME SENTIMENTS AT THE WAKE LAST NIGHT:

MANY OF HIS POLICE BUDDIES SPOKE OF THE POWER OF HIS CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY.

MANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES EXPERIENCED THE TENACITY OF HIS SINCERITY AND HONESTY.

AND ALL OF HIS FRIENDS HAD A STORY ABOUT WHAT A GOOD AND DECENT MAN HE WAS.

ON BEHALF OF DOLORES, HIS WIFE, AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY, I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS DAY WITH US.

YOU HONOR US BY YOUR PRESENCE.

YOUR STORIES OF A GOOD AND DECENT MAN MAKE US ALL SMILE AND FEEL VERY PROUD … BECAUSE, LIKE ALL OF YOU, WE KNOW, FIRST HAND, THEY ARE ALL TRUE!

DAD:

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields …
and until we meet again,
may God hold you gently in the palm of His hand.

AMEN

On 31 AUG 1946 when William Joseph was 23, he first married Mary Anne GORMAN, daughter of Stephen Joseph GORMAN (1 MAY 1900-26 NOV 1962) & Johanna Joseph O'BRIEN (16 NOV 1900-1 JUL 1978). Born on 7 MAR 1925 in Providence, Rhode Island. Mary Anne died in North Scituate, Rhode Island, on 28 JUN 1982; she was 57. Buried on 1 JUL 1982 in St Ann's Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island. BET 1947 AND 1948 Peerless Box Company. in Secretary for the Briggs Limited Company, Providence, Rhode Island. BET 1964 AND 1980 in Registered Nurse, Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island. Occupation: Registered Nurse.
Mary Anne Gorman attended Blessed Sacrament School on Regent Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated in 1942 from St. Patrick's High School in Providence, Rhode Island. She worked as a secretary before her marriage. William and Mary Dorgan lived at 151 Regent Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island after their marriage. They moved in 1954 to 85 Herschel Street, Providence, Rhode Island. In 1975 they moved to Oakridge Road in North Scituate, Rhode Island.

After the birth of her first child, Mary Ann, who died at birth of Spina Bifida, she worked briefly for the Peerless Box Company. Later, she returned as a secretary for the Briggs Limited Company, a haberdasher in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

Under President Johnson's "Man-Power" Act she returned to school. She graduated from Rhode Island Junior College with a nursing degree. She worked at Roger Williams General Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island from 1964-1980.

Mary Anne Gorman was a devout Catholic, wife and mother. She died of breast cancer at the age of 57. She was my mother, I miss her still.

Mary Anne (Gorman) Dorgan
Birth: Mar. 7, 1925
Death: Jun. 28, 1982

Burial:
Saint Anns Cemetery
Cranston
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Section 39, Lot #694

They had the following children:

171i.

Mary Ann (1947-1947)

172ii.

William Joseph III (1948-)

173iii.

Edward Michael (1950-)

174iv.

Joanne Marie (1953-)

175v.

Daniel Patrick (1958-1959)

176vi.

Donna Marie (1963-)

Blessed Sacrament Church

On 17 DEC 1987 when William Joseph was 64, he second married Dolores CARBONE, daughter of Salvatore CARBONE & Thersa AGNELLO (4 DEC 1907-13 JUL 1994). Born on 27 FEB 1932 in Johnston, Rhode Island.

122. Helen Louise DORGAN. Born on 19 AUG 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Helen Louise married Thomas MONAHAN. Born on 23 DEC 1922 in Providence, Rhode Island. Thomas died in Brockton, Massachusetts Veterans Hospital, on 17 AUG 1988; he was 65. Buried in Fort Bliss Cemetery, El Paso, TX 79925.
Thomas Monahan was a Major in the US Army. He suffered a tragic fall on July 6, 1965 which necessitated the removal of the right lobe of his brain. This procedure left him without memory. The brain damage only allowed him to remember up to a certain time in his life. He died in the Veteran's Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts after years of hospitalization. He is buried at the Fort Bliss Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.

They had the following children:

177i.

Ellen (1946-)

178ii.

Thomas (1948-)

179iii.

Lynn Ann (1952-)

180iv.

Kenneth (1959-)

123. Corinne Hope DORGAN. Born on 28 OCT 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Corinne Dorgan was born in her grandmother's (Ellen L. Dwyer) home on Chalkstone Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island.

On 26 OCT 1953 when Corinne Hope was 25, she married Earl HERZOG , Jr., son of Earl HERZOG , Sr. & Annis HARRISON. Born in Providence, Rhode Island.

They had the following children:

181i.

Robert (1949-)

182ii.

Richard (1952-)

183iii.

David (1955-)

184iv.

Donald (1956-)

Marriage
Date: 26 OCT 1954,

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