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Martin Lawler Duggan

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Martin Lawler Duggan

Birth
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Death
27 May 2015 (aged 93)
Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Donated to Medical Science. Specifically: St. Louis University Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Host, producer and "provocateur" of "Donnybrook," a KETC (Channel 9) show that won two Emmys under his 23-year stewardship.

Duggan, Martin Lawler (photo courtesy of Nine Network) Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Native and lifelong citizen of St. Louis, born June 3, 1921. Beloved husband of Mary Margaret (Mae) Mosher Duggan; dear father of Patrick (Joan), Den (Marie), Joseph (Lucia), Mary (Timothy Leahy), and the late Thomas Duggan; loving grandfather of Michael, Lisa (Chris Wilson) and Kelly (Mike Bowgren) Duggan; Patrick (Francesca), Colleen, Jack and Thomas Leahy; and James Lawler, Wilson, and Rita Duggan; dear great-grandfather, uncle and friend. Predeceased by his parents, Lawrence A. Duggan and Mary X. (Mae) Lawler Duggan; brothers Lawrence J. and Jerome J., and Sr. Mary Laurent Duggan, CSJ. His career as a St. Louis journalist spanned seven decades, with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and KETC-TV. Memorial Mass will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial gifts to St. Mary's High School, 4701 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63111; Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 1115 S Florissant Rd. Ferguson, MO 63121; and Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, 10341 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood, MO 63122.

Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from May 31 to June 1, 2015
Host, producer and "provocateur" of "Donnybrook," a KETC (Channel 9) show that won two Emmys under his 23-year stewardship.

Duggan, Martin Lawler (photo courtesy of Nine Network) Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Native and lifelong citizen of St. Louis, born June 3, 1921. Beloved husband of Mary Margaret (Mae) Mosher Duggan; dear father of Patrick (Joan), Den (Marie), Joseph (Lucia), Mary (Timothy Leahy), and the late Thomas Duggan; loving grandfather of Michael, Lisa (Chris Wilson) and Kelly (Mike Bowgren) Duggan; Patrick (Francesca), Colleen, Jack and Thomas Leahy; and James Lawler, Wilson, and Rita Duggan; dear great-grandfather, uncle and friend. Predeceased by his parents, Lawrence A. Duggan and Mary X. (Mae) Lawler Duggan; brothers Lawrence J. and Jerome J., and Sr. Mary Laurent Duggan, CSJ. His career as a St. Louis journalist spanned seven decades, with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and KETC-TV. Memorial Mass will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial gifts to St. Mary's High School, 4701 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63111; Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 1115 S Florissant Rd. Ferguson, MO 63121; and Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, 10341 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood, MO 63122.

Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from May 31 to June 1, 2015

Gravesite Details

Anatomical cremated remains in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery on Gravois Ave in south St. Louis, Mo.



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