Sadly, reporting the lost of a friend known to many posters in the Hampton Roads area.
Douglas A. Dorival , Virginia Beach
Thursday, May. 19, 2005
©The Virginian-Pilot
Douglas Andrew Dorival of Virginia Beach died unexpectedly Saturday evening, May 14, 2005. He was 45. A retired chief and 20-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, Mr. Dorival served as senior field engineer with Alcatel Corp. Mr. Dorival was born in Ithaca, N.Y. He attended school in Belleville, N.J., and led his rowing team to the national championships in 1976. A Virginia Beach resident for 17 years, Mr. Dorival was active in local AAU baseball and coached the Tidewater Cardinals (13 years and under) to a National Championship in 1998. A loving father and devoted husband, he is survived by his wife, Linda Untalan Dorival and their sons, Darryl and Douglas Jr. of Virginia Beach; by his parents, William and Pauline Dorival of Belleville, N.J.; and his brother, Robert Dorival of Durango, Colo. Visitation will be held Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Smith and Williams Funeral Home in Virginia Beach with a funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity. Friends are invited to www.mem.com.
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