I am so sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. He was a very kind and gentle man. I hired Mike to be an adjunct speech pathologist at NTID/RIT. He was very dedicated to the students, as well as his colleagues.  He had keen insights and his input on departmental affairs was always welcomed.  He was a true professional and a great asset to the department.

Again my condolences.
Larry

I just learned of Mike's passing from Tom P.  We worked with Mike. He was one of my favorite people at St.Mary's School for the Deaf and Canisius College. Mike was very professional and friendly.  We feel very deeply for Carol and the boys. Mike was a very special man.

John & Nancy Russell

Hello Carolyn & All,
    Please accept my sincere condolences upon the loss of
one of the kindest & most intelligent professors at Canisius
College.  I was a Trainee in 1978...and he helped us with any
questions & concerns we had. I am just stunned that he has left
us so soon.  He was a wonderful Speech Therapist & Professor.
Sincerely, Kathy Danahy

My condolences to you Carolyn and family. I remember the dances Jill and I spent with you and Mike sharing our love of dancing. 

I would like to extend my sympathy to Carolyn and all of Mike's family.  
I have such fond memories of Mike.   I met Mike when we were Trainees at St. Mary's.  The friendships we made during our trainee year remain very special to me.

Seeing all the visitors at Mike's wake was evidence that Mike was loved and respected by all those whose lives he touched in both the hearing and deaf communities.

Mike always had a kind word and a ready smile.  He was a dedicated teacher.  It was apparent that he truly loved his work.
Mike will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Dear Mike,
You and I have spent the last 72 years as friends. From Kindergarten at St. Aloysius, through our Friday night sock hop gatherings at Fallon High, and  on, you were the anchor; you were the guide of reason and compassion  for our slightly off balance foursome  which included John Dulmage and Roy DiPasquale.  There has never been a time, as I head off to watch a football game, that I don't recall the brisk Saturday afternoons when I would walk down Burke Dr. to your home, pick up a gallon of apple cider and slip away to that blissful moment and space in the bleachers of the UB stadium where two young kids could solve the world's problems and sill make it home by sunset.  Thanks for living your courageous life.  
Tom Fiutak

Carolyn.. and family ……. I am just joann , a st Greg’s fellow parishioner, shocked and deeply saddened for you .I had blessed opportunity to know u both briefly at the end of our Masses shared ..  I send u hugs and prayers and an angel from me to you . I picture Michael always by ur side until paradise . Love , joann 

Carolyn, sorry to hear of your loss. May you find strength in your beautiful family. 
Monica Louisos

Carolyn & family - John & I were saddened to hear of Mike's passing. We have so many great memories of our training class from 1967-68 at St. Mary's and many reunions over the years. 

Mike will be remembered as a wonderfully kind and compassionate man who did so much to improve the lives of so many deaf people. We are blessed to have known him. 

- John & Willie Wood

I met Mike last year when I started the Explore Buffalo course.  He was kind and curious and fun; characteristics I'm sure you know and will miss.  I send my condolences and best wishes.

Dear Carolyn and families,

My condolences go to all of you for your loss. I know Michael at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf as student for several years. He was my Speech teacher. I believe he was taller of all faculties and staff during my time. Smile. I am sure he is smiling in Heaven with his loved ones and God.  God blesses Michael. 

Brian and Carol…. I am so heartily sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our prayers. I am so deeply saddened by Mr. Dowling’s passing. 
With much love, 
Hugh Crowley and Anne Margaret McCombs 

My deepest sympathy Carolyn and family.  I have fond and humorous memories of training Mike to become an Explore Buffalo Docent this past year. He was an enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer. Even when we walked Canalside in the cold and blustering wind, he showed up, bundled against the elements, with lots of extra materials and photographs. He found, recorded and shared the canal song, Low Bridge, to add a musical element to our tours. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to meet and volunteer with Mike. He will be missed. 

Deepest sympathies to Mike's wife, family and friends.  I got to meet him during our Explore Buffalo new docent training, and then ran in to him many times while he was happily giving his Canalside tours.  
Mike was so enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge with people, and was such a nice guy. Despite only knowing him for a short while, I'll miss our chance meetings, talking about our tours, and just enjoying the excitement of being docents.  I am sad that he is gone, but so happy that I was able to know him for this little while.  RIP Mike.  - Scott

We are sending our sincere sympathy and love. We cherish our memories of the happy times we shared at St Mary’s and our reunions through the years! We have been so glad that we have kept in touch and our friendship has continued in spite of distance. Mike was a wonderful man and certainly left a positive print upon the lives of many students and colleagues during his distinguished career as an educator ! How lucky we were to have met so many years ago. We are keeping your family in our prayers as you are coping with this profound loss. With love, Mimi and Bob

We were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our neighbor Mike.  Our hearts, prayers, and condolences  go out to Carol and the whole family.  

Carolyn, Mitzie and I extend our Sympathies for your loss.
Bob Serafin

I am so sorry for your loss. My mother was so very fond of Mike. Both he and Carol were tremendous friends to her and so incredibly kind.  
May his memory be a blessing.❤️
Kathy Brady Engberg 

I came to know Mike as a member of the Buffalo Maritime Center. Mike was the consummate communicator. As a docent at the Long Shed at Canal Side - relating the history of the Erie Canal and Buffalo Maritime Center's construction of the Seneca Chief to commemorate the bicentennial of Governor Dewitt Clinton's  "Wedding of the waters" he was always welcoming to all who came to visit and a true ambassador of Western New York and Buffalo's renaissance. He was a class act a wonderful human being and will be sorely missed.
Fair winds Mike and God speed. 


Carolyn 
Saddened to hear of your sudden loss. You and the family are in my prayers. Mike was wonderful, caring man who will be greatly missed. 

OBITUARY

Michael V. Dowling

December 1, 1945 – September 23, 2022

Perna, Dengler, Roberts Funeral Home

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