COLIN null DOANE obituary

COLIN DOANE Obituary

boston, Texas, United States

July 30, 1933 - January 09, 2017

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COLIN null DOANE obituary

COLIN DOANE Obituary

Jul 30, 1933 - Jan 09, 2017

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Colin Robertson Doane was born on July 30, 1933 in Reading, PA, the only child of Francis H and Eleanor F (Kamenoff) Doane. He grew up in Sherman, CT, except for the years of World War II, when he lived in Jackson, MS, Bel Aire MD, Asheville, NC and Seattle, WA. In 1955, he graduated from Harvard University with an AB degree in Romance Languages. As a result of pursuing the ROTC option at college, he was commissioned in the Air Defense Artillery branch of the US Army. He served in the air defenses of Boston MA and Norfolk VA. He served overseas in Greenland, Alaska and Vietnam. In 1964 he married Mary Kay Kellam at Cape Charles, VA. In 1975 he retired from the Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He entered the civil service as an education counselor and administrator in the Education Branch, Ft. Bliss, TX, retiring in 1995. He enjoyed travel, visiting Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, France, England and New Zealand. He was interested in firearms and shooting; he wrote several articles on various aspects of firearms, and co-authored a book on the French Model 1935 pistols with Eugene Medlin. He was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife, Mary Kay. He is survived by his children; Sydney S. Kellam ( Marcella J.) of Dallas, TX and Mary H.K. Ready of Albuquerque, NM and three grandchildren; Jeffrey S. Lillie, Daniel B. Lillie (Emily Kuo) and Tessa L. Ready.
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