Passing of a Generation

Robert M. Doan
Weston Lakes, TX
April 20, 2025

It is with sadness and some joy that I, along with my siblings and family, report the passing of my Dad, Robert M. Doan. Dad departed overnight to join our Mom who proceeded him almost four years ago. He was 97 years old and represented the last of his generation of the family.

Mom and Dad on Mom's 78th Birthday
Danby, NY
June 8, 2013

He grew up outside a small town in Upstate New York, near Elmira. He graduated High School in Elmira and served in the Army after WW2 and was recalled to active duty for Korea. Mom and Dad were married during 1954 and settled in Ithaca, NY. We moved to Danby, NY, during 1960, where they made their home until resettling in Texas a few years ago. While I was growing up he worked in a clothing store in Ithaca and later as a security alarm installer before becoming a full-time pastor until his eventual retirement at age 84.

Chris and I were fortunate to have visited him during late-August. Along with the Texas portion of the family, we attended a dinner with him at his residence facility and I was able to zoom a portion of the dinner to family who were not able to make the trip. We had a great time with him and it is the basis of many final memories.

He will be missed by many. Rest well. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL