"Jack" Robert Doty

Thursday, April 28, 2011 Robert Jack Doty Chelan, WA Robert Jack Doty, age 81, passed away from a long, innovative and courageous battle with Alzheimer's on Saturday, April 16, 2011, in Wenatchee, WA. On the warm, sunny afternoon of August 19, 1929, Robert Jack Doty was born to Mr. Harry W. Doty and Mrs. Ethel Viola (Ank) Doty at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Wenatchee, WA. Jack was reared with his two older brothers, Harry and Don, in Cashmere, WA. He graduated from Cashmere High School as Class Salutatorian in the spring of 1947. He was active in basketball and debate during his high school years. After high school, he went on to attend Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. While there, he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, represented Whitman in competitive debate, and was an ace ping-pong opponent; he graduated in May of 1951. Jack continued his education by obtaining a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of Idaho in the spring of 1954. Jack began his law practice in Brewster, WA with his wife, Roberta Daniel Doty and their three young children, Jay Daniel, Susan Eileen and Juli Ann. Jack was pivotal in the legalities of water-rights and land-use management in the greater Bridgeport Bar region of Central Washington. In 1965, Jack moved his law practice to Chelan, WA. In the spring of 1967, Jack wed Chelan native, Janet Kay Beeson. Jack invested in the local community by serving as President of the Chelan Rustlers; member of the local Rotary Chapter; and member of the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce. He served two terms on the Lake Chelan City Council; one term as City Attorney; and two appointments as Municipal Court Judge. Jack, alongside his peers as Lake Chelan City Council members, re-designed a portion of Don Morse Park to accommodate recreation vehicles. Jack single-handedly represented the Wapato Tribe brothers in the commercial development of Wapato Point in Manson, WA. For enjoyment, Jack played bridge, read history, tended his rose garden and farmed cherries. Jack is survived by his wife, Janet Kay Doty; and children, Jay Daniel Doty of East Wenatchee, Susan Eileen Hamblet of Omak, Juli Ann Ogden of Wenatchee and Kim Doty Martin of Mill Creek, WA. Jack leaves six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service was held on Monday, April 25, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at the Little Stone Church in Chelan, WA.

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"Jack" Robert Doty

October 19, 1929 - April 16, 2011