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Retired Bucks EMA Director Passses Away

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Jeff Bohen

bucks county sealJohn Dougherty, 66, of Bristol Borough, who retired in December of 2012  after 20 years as coordinator of the county’s Emergency Management Agency passed away multiple sources have confirmed Saturday afternoon.

Dougherty  was at his home on Lincoln Avenue in Bristol Borough when Bucks County Rescue responded to an emergency call there  and transported him to Lower Bucks Hospital, sources say,  where attempts to revive him failed.

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A lifelong member of Bristol Fire Company 50, the station is in preparation mode in effort to memorialize Dougherty at their Pond Street location a source confirmed for LevittownNow.com moments ago

Bucks County Public Information Director Chris Edwards said its  very sad news and that Dougherty was a great colleague and gentlemen adding the family is asking for privacy at this time.

 







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Jeff Bohen
Jeff Bohen
Jeff Bohen is a former member of LevittownNow.com’s staff. 

Jeff was born and raised on the streets of  Brooklyn, New York. He  is an avid New York  sports fan who studied and worked in the Mental Health system of four different states. Jeff came to journalism late in life initially desiring to be a sports broadcaster. Mentors at Temple University Dept of Journalism pointed Jeff towards broadcasting and covering news which he’s been doing since 2009.  Jeff loves heavy metal, signs and is the best air guitarist he knows. Jeff spends his free time stalking out stories throughout the nooks and crannies of Lower Bucks.