Frank Julian Dougharty
Frank Julian Dougharty, age 85, of Bryan, TX, where he had resided ten years, passed away November 21, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in Houston, TX. He was born October 13, 1929 to Frank K. and Veva Alice "Sweety" Dougharty in the old St. Joseph Children Hospital, Houston, Texas.
He graduated from Liberty High School in Liberty, TX in 1948 and then went on to his beloved A&M College of Texas (Now Texas A&M University) graduating with a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1952.
He served in the United States Army Ordnance Corps as a Lieutenant from 1953 to 1955. He was in Korea from December 1953 to February 1955. His work included jobs in Texas, Europe and Saudi Arabia usually as a pipeline expert or project manager. He first went to Aramco in 1971 as an Engineer III in the Engineering Department and finished as a General Manager in the Projects Organization. He had previously sat in as a Chief Engineer for a year. He retired from the Arabian American Oil Company (now Saudi Aramco) in October 1985.
His loving wife, Jennette (Morris) and he had been married sixty-one years. They began their married life in Liberty, Texas. They lived in many other places during their lifetime, including Pasadena and Bryan, TX, The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia and Arkansas and travelled around the world twice.
Frank was preceded in death by his parents, and sister; Joyce Abshier. The deceased survivors include his loving wife, son; Dennis Dougharty and wife Pauline, daughter; Penny Lynn Maher and husband George, grandsons; Julian N. Dougharty and Cameron A. Maher, granddaughter; Rynida Ely, great-grandsons; Nicholas, James and Dillan Dougharty and family and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made in Frank's memory to the Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University, 505 George Bush Drive, College Station, TX 77840.