Thomas P. Dougherty

Mr. Thomas P. Dougherty, 73, died on Sunday, December 11, 2011 in Toms River.
A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Verona on Thursday, December 15 at 10AM. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, (www.proutfuneralhome.com) 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on
Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9pm.
Born in New York City, Mr. Dougherty has lived in Sommers Point, NJ,
North Bergen, NJ, New York state and is currently of Toms River, NJ.
He served in the submarine service of the US Navy on the USS Sea Owl and has a BS from the College of the Holy Cross and a Masters from Fordham University.
Mr. Dougherty was Principal of the Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, NJ and most recently an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the Ocean County Community College.
In 1992 he was named the NJ High School Principal of the Year.
Mr. Dougherty is a former Trustee of Our Lady of Fatima Church in North Bergen and former Pastoral Council member for the Archdiocese of Newark.
Mr. Dougherty is the husband of Helen M. (nee Haggerty) Dougherty, the father of Kathleen Scala and her husband Mike, Anne Fortunato and her husband Steve and Thomas V. Dougherty and his wife Colleen.
He is also survived by his grandchildren Kaitlynn and Steven Fortunato, Michael, Alyssa & Lauren Scala and Maggie, Brian, Owen and Marykate Dougherty.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the NY Province of the Society of Jesus, 39 East 83rd Street, New York, NY, 10028 would be appreciated.