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Jean MacDill Dougherty passed away on September 18, 2016. She was born in Newton, MA in 1927. Long-time resident of Bethlehem, PA, she recently moved to Waverly Heights in Gladwyne, PA. A loving sister, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she will be deeply missed by her sister, Katherine Barrows of Peabody MA, her children, Richard Dougherty of Lexington MA, Frederick Dougherty of Newtown Square, PA, and Deborah Simpson of New Canaan, CT, their spouses Charlotte Dougherty, Laurie Dougherty, and Doug Simpson, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She was the daughter of Marilla Augusta MacDill and Col. Leslie MacDill a pioneer aviator who received his pilot status in 1915 and for whom MacDill Airforce Base in Tampa, FL was named. Her husband and love of her life was J. Bruce Dougherty (1989) whom she supported in so many ways during his career at The Bethlehem Steel Corp. Jean was a graduate of Milton Academy in 1944 and Wheaton College, Norton MA in 1948 with a degree in music. She was an annual subscriber and supporter of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and founder of the Marilla MacDill Award for Teaching Excellence and Community Service at the Community Music Center of Boston where her grandmother was a founder. She served as a former Chair of the St. Luke’s Charity Ball in Bethlehem, PA, was a long time volunteer for Therapeutic Riding, a former volunteer for Bridlewild Pony Club in Gladwyne, PA and was an avid gardener and bridge player. Jean was the consummate hostess passing that skill and talent on to all her family, ensuring that we all understood the importance of making people always feel welcome and comfortable in whatever we do. She enjoyed social and recreational connections as a member of the Saucon Valley Country Club, PA and the Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club, FL. She was a long-time member of Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, PA and a recent member of St Christopher’s Church in Gladwyne, PA. She has summered every year of her life in Mill Village, Nova Scotia at her ancestral family home. For the past 30 years she has spent winters on the beach in Gulf Stream, FL. A memorial service will be held at St Christopher’s Church in Gladwyne, PA on Saturday September 24, 2016 at 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Jean’s memory to: the Community Music Center of Boston, 34 Warren Avenue, Boston, MA 02116.

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Jean MacDill Dougherty

August 14, 1927 - September 18, 2016