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DOEING -- Carl Paul Doeing, 69, a noted lifelong social work agency administrator, succumbed in Albuquerque on May 13, 2011 at Lovelace Hospice Care after a courageous fight against kidney failure. Carl Doeing was born in Ohio on Feb. 2, 1942, the son of Dr. Carl T. and Dorothy Marie Doeing. He attended St. Theresa Grade School and Parish, as well as Central Catholic High School, all in Springfield. In 1960, he graduated from secondary school at Gilmour Academy, a college prep school in Gates Mills, OH, and later earned the B.S Degree in Sociology/ Psychology in 1964 and the Master's in Social Work in 1970 from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Carl was elected President of the Residence Hall Council, giving the student body's keynote address at the grand opening of a new 15-story dormitory in 1963. He served for six years in the Ohio Air National Guard After a stint working at a social services agency in Columbus, OH, he and his family moved to New Mexico in 1974, where his parents had retired. For many years, he served as Executive Director of the Family and Children's Services, Inc., a private mental health agency in Albuquerque, before successfully taking on the challenge of a bankrupt agency in Tampa, FL from 1995-1999. He was a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus, Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and several social work professional organizations. He was a quiet, humble, and intellectual man, in his later years enjoying the company of his friends and pet dogs, teaching several adjunct classes at the University of New Mexico, skiing, and being the primary caregiver for his late mother in Albuquerque. Surviving him are his daughter, Amanda Doeing Fata, of South Ridging, VA, and son-in-law, Daniel Hall Fata, and two grandchildren, Zachary Daniel Fata, 8, and William Christopher Fata, 6; a step-daughter, Jane Gillespi, and husband, Bruce, and step-granddaughter, Anna Grace Gillespi, of Charlotte, NC; his brother of choice, James Anastasi, MD, of Los Angeles. In lieu of flowers, the family recommends that contributions be made in Carl Doeing's memory to St. Louis University, DuBourg Hall 319, 221 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103-2097 or to the charity of your own choosing.
        Published on: Wed May 18, 2011