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Dooney, Michael Joseph 66 Dec. 31, 1946 Oct. 19, 2013 Michael Joseph Dooney, Gearhart resident, died unexpectedly on Oct. 19, 2013, while working on his property in Jewell. Michael was born in Portland, to Jack and Mary Claire Dooney, and was a graduate of St. Stephen Grade School, Jesuit High School and Gonzaga University. He received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence at University of San Francisco Law School and was a member of the Order of the Coif. After passing the Oregon Bar, Michael worked as a Deputy District Attorney in Clatsop County and went on to establish his private law practice in Seaside, where he continued to practice law until the time of his death. Michael was a talented musician and an accomplished woodworker. He loved spending time in the woods and outdoors, especially on the family property in Jewell. He was a devout Catholic, a member of the Knights of Columbus and a devoted, generous and loving husband and father, as well as a dear brother, uncle, cousin and friend. Survivors include his wife, Lisa; children, Mary Claire, Maggie, John and Tommy Dooney of Gearhart; brothers, Patrick Dooney of Jewell, John (Donna) and Brian (Shawny) Dooney of Hillsboro; sisters, Sheila Boyd, Maureen Dooney (Jim Mosley) and Kathleen Dooney Foster (Cliff Foster) of Hillsboro and Marron Dooney (Jim Miller) of Portland; and many nieces and nephews. The funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Seaside. Recitation of the rosary will precede the Mass at 10:30 a.m.

Published in The Oregonian on Oct. 23, 2013
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