We are truly sorry to hear of your loss, especially about someone who was so close to family and friends. Our hotrodding community has many folks who share their experiences with us, and we are eternally grateful for them. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Sorry to hear of your loss. I lost my Dad when I was 12 and it gets easier as time is a great healer. Hang on to your memories, they are everything! My thought and prayers are with you JR
mike, thanks for the headsup call on the grave site deal...i didnt want to bother ya with a call back...figger'd you was busy! im tryin to see if shana can get away long enough for us to run down! man, this is so darn sad!
Carl David Dooley August 20, 1946 - December 28, 2008 <TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR align=left><TD vAlign=top>Service: </TD><TD>1:00 pm Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Mount Pleasant Cemetery </TD></TR><TR align=left><TD vAlign=top>Visitation: </TD><TD> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=obitproper> MR. CARL DAVID DOOLEY, AGE 62 YEARS, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MO. DIED SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2008 AT HIS HOME. MR. DOOLEY WAS BORN ON AUGUST 20, 1946 IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO. THE SON OF CARL E. AND HELEN L. JENKINS DOOLEY. HIS MOTHER SURVIVES IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO. HE WAS MARRIED ON JULY 4, 1969 IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO. TO GUNILLA M. WIDEN, WHO SURVIVES AT THE HOME. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE JEFFERSON CITY AREA, DAVID WAS A 1964 GRADUATE OF JEFFERSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. DAVID WAS EMPLOYED AS A MECHANIC AT CHESEBROUGH POND'S FOR 32 YEARS RETIRING IN 2001. HE WAS CURRENTLY WORKING PART TIME AT CAR QUEST AS A DELIVERY DRIVER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MISSOURI MOONSHINERS CAR CLUB. AS A BELOVED SON, BROTHER, HUSBAND, FATHER AND FRIEND, DAVID WAS NEVER WITHOUT SOMEONE TO SHARE HIS MANY BLESSINGS. HE WAS THE "ALL AMERICAN BOY" THAT LOVED HIS COUNTRY, AND WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO DUTY, HE WENT WITHOUT HESITATION. HE WAS AN AVID FAN OF WORKING ON OLD CARS AND CAR MODELS AND SHARED THAT HOBBY AND PASSION WITH MANY FRIENDS, INCLUDING HIS DAUGHTER. HE OFTEN TRAVELED TO BONNEVILLE, UTAH AND AUSTRALIA FOR SALT FLAT RACING. HE WAS A GOOD MAN WITH A HEART OF GOLD. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS. HE WAS VERY MUCH LOVED BY MANY AND WILL BE MISSED DEARLY. Other survivors include: ONE DAUGHTER: SARA L. DOOLEY OF JEFFERSON CITY, MO.-----ONE SISTER: LEESA WIMBERELY AND HER HUSBAND ART OF JEFFERSON CITY, MO.-----AND A HOST OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER, CARL E. DOOLEY, IN 1983 AND HIS BROTHER, BRYAN DANIEL DOOLEY, IN 1998. GRAVESIDE SERVICES AND INTERMENT WITH MILITARY HONORS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 1:00 PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008 AT THE MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY IN BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI WITH MR. BOB SIMS OFFICIATING. DAVID WAS A JEANS AND T-SHIRT KIND OF GUY SO CASUAL ATTIRE WILL BE ACCEPTABLE AT HIS SERVICE. DUE TO HIS INTEREST IN SALT FLAT RACING, IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SUGGESTED TO "SAVE THE SALT", 3673 MILLIKIN AVE., SAN DIEGO, CA 92122. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FREEMAN MORTUARY. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> save the salt????wow.......HOW DAMN COOL IS THAT FOLKS! GOD SPEED DAVE!
Sarah, I'm so sorry to here about your dad, I had just gotten to know him in the last couple of years. He truly was a good guy and I will miss him alot, prayers to you and your mom.
Can't stop thinking about Dooley. Came home and hopped on the old desktop looking for some older photos. Here's a few from 2003 at Speed Week. Should bring back some fond memories for quite a few HAMB folks. He was one of the first to greet me to Speed Week when we arrived at the Motel 6. (in suspenders) Bend in the road, Dooley is second from left in white shirt In Gene Winfield's Pits, far left in photo
he was the leader of a gang of salt freaks who caravaned from n'y 1pa iowa and missouri to wendover for our yearly meeting!!!!!! not quite the same without him !!!! love ya dooley!!!!!
Sarah, sweetie... i just got the news from Todd, and i'm numb. oh wow, i'm fighting tears here, but i need to tell you how much i'm going to miss your dad. he was one of the finest rodders i ever met, and i was blessed to have known him and to call him my friend. Godspeed Dooley, i'll miss ya
Sara my thoughts have been with you and your mother since I heard this sad news. Dave was a great friend and I will cherish all the time I was able to spend with him, be it his many trips to Australia to play with the DLRA and my recent trip to the states where I was lucky to spend close to 2 weeks getting about with him at Bonneville, the HAMB Drags and at his home in Jeff City. His loss saddens me deeply and he will be truly missed on this side of the world. Kyle Here are a few pictures to celebrate this great man in action 'Mr Dave Dooley'
Thank you Kyle for such a great colage of pics to celebrate the life of a really great guy...I can't think of a better way to remember our friend. I want to so badly to be in MO tomorrow to say goodbye but don't see how it's possible... Ya know, I never have pulled in Dave's driveway once without a trailer FULL of "previoulsy enjoyed iron oxide", he was always happy to see me and ask, "what have you hauled in now?" and then glad to enjoy every rusty piece with me, he truely loved hotrods and the life...I'm going to miss him so very much, as I'm sure all who knew him will...
Sarah, I am so sorry to hear of your dad's passing, he was a wonderful guy. God Bless your dad, you, and your family. He will be greatly missed as you can plainly see in this thread. You are in my families prayers.
I never met him, but it's very clear that he was a terrific person. I'm so sorry for your loss. RIP Dools
Sorry to hear about the loss of your Father, Thoughts and prayers to you and your family. God Bless !
Well we put our O'l buddy Dooley to rest today. It was a nice, day, a little cold, but nice. A little over 20 Hot Rods and classics showed up, and lots of people. Lots of car club jackets and T-shirts were worn!! Short but sweet service, with Military honors. As the funeral ended his coffin was covered with salt, B-ville & HAMB drag T shirts,a model car, and other car trinkets. I will miss him more than word can expess. I knew him from when I was just a little feller when he and my dad were building cars, and going to junk yards together. He was just always there, and I never thought about him not being there, it never crossed my mind He was Dooley, we was supposed to live forever. I always looked forward to his return from Austrailia so I could go over and see his pictures and hear the stories. He helped support my model car building when I was just a teenager, and my dad thought they were silly. I am glad to have called him friend, when he was actually much more than that. so many of us would just go over to just hang out and talk in his garage, it was a social spot for us. I will miss that so much. He was one of the first people I would show my new project to, or give a ride to when it was road ready. we always shared info and help, even just little things. It was fun to go over and tease him about his messy/ cluttered shop. Helping to get Sarahs car ready for the HAMB drags the past couple of years has been a blast. God spped Dave. I'll miss you!!! Rusty.
Sorry to hear about the loss. I just met your dad this year at one of the cruise nights. He saw my HAMB shirt and struck up a conversation and we talked for about 20 minutes. I found a pic from 06 Drags that he was in and thought you would like to see it. Tim
Here are my pix of Dave's casket and the cars in attendance. Sorry it took me so long to get them posted. H.A.M.B. will allow 15 pix per post, so here's 15. 12 more to come in next reply.
I am so grateful that there are so many people who cared about him. My mom had a friend take pics at the funeral so when I get those I'll post them. Thanks to everyone for posting comments and pics. My mom doesn't know most of you so it's nice for her to see people in HAMB land saying so many nice things about him. I've already talked to a few people and let them know we still have to finish his 52 Ford. I have a feeling that the day it gets on the road, my dad will have the biggest grin on his face. I know I'd like to do it the way he always wanted: nosed, decked, shaved and get the ol' flatty runnin! Either way, it'll get back on the road and when it does.....look out!
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