"Real gentleman passes away"
That's the headline. It's the kind of obit you hope you get. Maybe the writing isn't going to win a Pulitzer, but the feeling gets you across. You come out well.
"An Officer and a Gentleman" was a box office hit several years ago. That was Hollywood.
In reality, a man who truly fit the description of an Officer and a Gentleman had retired just a few years earlier from a military career that was at the least described as outstanding.
Russell E. Dougherty was the epitome of an officer and a gentleman. But unlike Hollywood he fit the description with integrity and humility.
Dougherty, a Barren County native, died Sept. 7.
His accomplishments and accolades could fill page after page. While accomplished in so many arenas of life, he never forgot his Kentucky roots and his beloved Glasgow.
That's Glasgow, Ky. Rest the rest from the Glasgow Daily Times.
