Obituaries

Funeral Set for Glen Doherty

Services will be held in Glen Doherty's hometown church Tuesday and Wednesday.

Funeral arrangements are set for Winchester native Glen Anthony Doherty who was killed in the Libya attacks last week.

Family and friends are invited to gather in St. Eulalia Church at 50 Ridge St. from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. in the church on Wednesday.

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In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations in Doherty's memory to be made online to the Navy SEAL foundation or the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

Read Doherty's full obituary from Costello Funeral Home.

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Doherty, 42, was among the four Americans killed while serving U.S. Ambassador of Libya John Christopher Stevens at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Doherty was a former Navy SEAL working for a private security company while living near San Diego, CA.

As a 1988 Winchester High School graduate, Doherty was a member of the tennis and wrestling teams while in school. His family still resides in neighboring Woburn and Marblehead.

To learn more about Doherty and reactions from friends and family, check these links:

  • Winchester Native Killed in Libya Attack
  • Libya Attack Victim's Family Asks for Privacy
  • Community Mourns Glen Doherty

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