Patricia Ann Dooley

Loving wife, mother, and grandmother

Pat passed calmly the morning of July 6, 2026 at age 85. She was a pillar of strength for the entire family.

Pat was the first of four children born to Marion Cramer, née McGee, and Peter Cramer. Pat grew up in Roosevelt NY, Nassau County, Long Island, and loved spending time with the Grace McGee clan at Joe Indian (Joe Indian Pond, NY), esp. with cousins Janice, Beth, Lana, and Judy.

Pat attended WT Clark HS, and she was a proud alum of Dean College (then, "Dean Junior College"), Franklin, MA, which she attended with her thick-as-thieves cousin, Lana Parks, née Wing.

Pat returned to LI after receiving her Associate Degree and worked at the famous Schrafft's in New York City, where she befriended Carol. Carol set-up her brother Al with Pat for a blind date on New Year's Eve: the couple went on to marry, January 26, 1964. After a short time in Ozone Park, Queens, Pat and Al moved to Farmingdale LI, where they raised three children, Erin, Jimmy, and Michael.

Pat loved the holidays, hosting many a neighborhood Halloween party; baking cookies and making chocolates with her friend Ro Theal, which carried her family – and so many others – from Thanksgiving well into the New Year; and decorating every inch of the house for Christmas, down to bows on the spare rolls of TP. She also loved hosting and self-catering parties at home for family milestones, like Sweet Sixteens, graduations, and weddings.

After Al retired, they moved to Holiday, FL, where they enjoyed over 30 years of sun, visiting family across FL, and hosting their own kids, esp. at Christmas. After Al passed away in 2021, Pat moved and spent the rest of life in Raleigh, NC, near Erin's family.

Pat will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by all. She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Billy and Peter, and cousin Lana.

She is survived by her sister Michele; her three children and their families: Erin and Marc Hamel and grandkids Alex Trifaro, Victoria Trifaro, Elizabeth Trifaro, and Andrew Hamel; Jim Dooley and Julie Fisher; Michael Dooley and grandkids Gabriel, Solomon, and Bismuth Dooley; and many loved ones from her and Al's extended families.

The family plans to celebrate Pat Dooley with family and friends in February 2027 in FL. The family will be sending Save the Date cards shortly.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made in memory of Patricia Dooley to one of the following, Metropolitan Ministries West Pasco, or call 813-209-1000; or to Hock Family Pavilion, Duke Health, by using the links below, under 'Donations'.

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