Allen Donaghy
May 19, 1940 — May 1, 2016
Allen Donaghy, longtime St. Johnsbury Realtor, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the age of 75.
He was born in St. Johnsbury on May 19, 1940, the son of A. Addison and Evangeline (Chaffee) Donaghy. He was predeceased by a sister Harriett Echholm.
A 1958 graduate of St. Johnsbury, Allen graduated from Colby College and obtained a Masters degree from the University of Illinois. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Allen entered the family business at St. Johnsbury Real Estate Agency, located at the head of Main Street. He was twice named Vermont Realtor of the Year and was a former president of the Vermont Realtor Association. He was a past member of The Walden Club and the St. Johnsbury Kiwanis Club and particularly enjoyed his affiliation with the St. Johnsbury Country Club of which he was a past president.
He and Lucia especially enjoyed world travel with his grandchildren and his sister-in-law and her husband, Maris and Jon May. He loved to hunt, ski and spend time at their camp in Sutton.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lucia (Andereck) Donaghy; son Andy Donaghy and his wife Sandy of St. Johnsbury; daughter Sarah Broome and husband Dwight of St. Johnsbury; nine grandchildren: Andy’s three children, Andereck A. Donaghy, Haley E. Donaghy and Riley Evangeline Donaghy; Sarah’s four children: Amy Evangeline Broome, Laura M. Broome and fiancé Andrew S. Gordon, Rachel J. Broome, and E. Addison Broome; Sandy’s two children David and Lauren Pendleton; four great-grandchildren Alexander, London, Lacey, and Ireland; Lucia’s two sisters: Maris May and husband Jon of Massachusetts, Haven Lane and husband Alan of Arizona; nieces and nephews and cousins.
A gathering of friends and family will be held at the St. Johnsbury Country Club on his birthday, Thursday, May 19 from 4-6 p.m. Anyone wishing to attend is welcome.
Memorial contributions, marked in Allen’s memory, could be directed to St. Johnsbury Country Club, PO Box 116, St. Johnsbury VT 05819.
Memories and condolences may be shared privately at www.saylesfh.com.