[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E871]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF MRS. NANCY DOOLEY

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 2, 2019

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mrs. 
Nancy Dooley, cherished wife, sister, mother, grandmother, niece, aunt, 
and friend. Nancy was a longtime resident of Colorado Springs and 
passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019.
  Nancy was born in 1942 in Berlin, Wisconsin. Her father was an 
officer in the army, and throughout her childhood, she moved with her 
family all over the United States and to Japan, Turkey, Germany, and 
Korea.
  Nancy loved school and became a member of the National Honor Society 
when she graduated from Washington & Lee High School in Arlington, 
Virginia, in 1960. She had a warm, vibrant, and kind personality, and 
built numerous friendships throughout her life.
  In 1962, Nancy married U.S. Army Captain Richard T. Lynch. She was 
expecting their second child when her husband was killed in action in 
Vietnam in September 1964. The loss was devastating, but with 
characteristic determination, she raised her children alone for the 
next several years. Nancy remarried U.S. Army Captain Thomas F. Dooley 
in 1968, a West Point graduate, who would later retire as a Lt. 
Colonel.
  Nancy loved to travel and particularly enjoyed visiting France where 
she frequented Paris, The Paris Air Show, Southern France, Monte Carlo 
and most notably Omaha Beach, the site of the Normandy Invasion.
  After she and her family moved to Colorado Springs, Nancy sold real 
estate, excelling at building relationships with her clients and 
different brokers. She was active in many military clubs, such as the 
Officer Spouse's Club. Nancy served for over fifteen years as an 
officer of the Cheyenne Mountain Republican Forum of El Paso County, 
Colorado, where she was known for her faithful spirit and diet-breaking 
cheesecake. One of Nancy's great loves and talents was cooking. She was 
also a devoted volunteer and leader in many local conservative groups 
and the Catholic church.
  Nancy is survived by her husband (of fifty-one years) Tom, daughter 
Julie (John) Kummer, son Richard Lynch, II, brother Bill (Kathy) 
Blakefield, granddaughter Annelise Kummer, and several nieces, nephews, 
cousins, and friends. Nancy will live forever in the hearts of those 
who knew and loved her.