“It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we said goodbye to Richard Edward Dooley on March 12, surrounded by his loving family.”
Rich was born in Hoboken on March 30, 1947 to James Dooley (Jim) and Virginia Claire Carroll (Ginnie). The Dooley family moved to Rumson in 1955 where Rich grew up as the second of five boys. He attended Holy Cross School and graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven High School (RFH) in 1965. He was a talented athlete who attended Seton Hall University on a basketball scholarship.
After graduating from Seton Hall, Rich married Linda Meloskie and moved back to Monmouth County where he was a high school teacher for a few years.
Rich is survived by: his son, Kevin and wife Emily, and their children, Anna, Charlotte, Gabrielle and Michael; and his son Rich and wife Allison, and their children, Joseph, James, Jacob, Mary, Joshua and Joel.
A Catholic mass will be celebrated by Fr. Michael Manning at Holy Cross Church in Rumson at 10:30 a.m. on March 19. In lieu of flowers, please remember Richard with a memorial donation to Holy Cross Academy (https://hcarumson.org) , or the Tunnel to Towers foundation (https://t2t.org/).
— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home
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