Mae Mae was born in Louisiana where she lived a farm life and later met her loving husband. She lived a life full of laughter, never ran out of vivid stories to tell, and found friends wherever she traveled. She moved to North Carolina in 1964, where her husband was a professor in the Department of Adult and Community College Education at North Carolina State University. While Mae Mae lived most of her life in North Carolina, she never lost touch with her Louisiana roots.
Mae Mae will be remembered for her faith, sense of service to others, dedication to family and friends, love of the NCSU Wolfpack, and joy of tending to her yard.
Mae Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Robert John Dolan Sr.; son, Frederick Arthur Dolan; and son, Robert John Dolan, Jr.
Mae Mae is survived by her daughter, Renee Dolan Clayton (Jesse); son, Byron Dolan; daughter-in-law, Marianne Dolan; grandchildren, Heather (Jonathan), Bobby, Naomi, Joshua (Candy), Melanie; 7 great grandchildren; along with many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes in Raleigh on July 5 at 11 am. Reception to follow at the Fallon Center, next door to the church. Burial will follow the reception at Raleigh Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests considerations of memorial donations in memory of Mae Mae Dolan be made to the Robert J. “Bob” Dolan CALS Graduate Award Endowment, in memory of her husband Robert John Dolan Sr. Donations may be made online at https://go.ncsu.edu/robert-dolan-memorial
Service arrangements provided by Brown-Wynne, 300 Saint Mary's St., Raleigh, NC.
