Eugenie Doyle

Eugenie Doyle ObituaryVisit the Gilman Funeral Home & Crematory - Putnam website to view the full obituary.Dr. Eugenie F. DoyleOct. 19, 1921 - March 8, 2026Woodstock Valley – Eugenie Fleri Doyle, 104, formerly of Old Turnpike Rd, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, March 8, at Westview Healthcare. Born in Brooklyn, New York, "Genie" was the daughter of the late Paul and Antoinette (Giovannetti) Fleri. She was the loving wife of Joseph A. Doyle Jr. for 70 years until his death in 2014.Dr. Doyle, a brilliant student who treasured education, graduated summa cum laude from Marymount College in 1943, and from Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1946. For over 40 years she practiced medicine at Bellevue Hospital and at NYU Medical Center as Professor and Director of Pediatric Cardiology. She leaves behind many grateful former patients and students.She served as president of the New York Heart Association and as a board member of VNS Health, formerly the Visiting Nurse Service of NY, for 30 years. She received honorary doctorates from Marymount Tarrytown in 1993, NYU School of Medicine in 2005, and Fordham University in 2012.Genie, or "Mima," is survived by her sons, Christopher Doyle and his wife Laurie of Stowe, VT and Boston, MA, Stephen Doyle and his wife Kathryn Fuller of Orlando, FL, and Richard Doyle of Lighthouse Point, FL; her daughters, Eugenie Doyle and her husband Sam Burr of Monkton, VT, and Jane Marie Doyle and her husband John Day of Woodstock Valley, CT; her grandchildren Sarah, Michael, Matthew, Anne, Peter, Nora, Caleb, Silas, Margaret, Nicholas, Helen, Addie and Brendan and her great-grandchildren Noah, Isaac, Zoey, Joseph, Henry, Wesley, Evelyn, Marlon, Leila, Hooks, Lochlan, Walker, Mason, and Oliver. She also leaves behind many beloved nieces and nephews. Genie was predeceased by her brother Paul Fleri Jr and her sister Catherine Smith.She was a gifted gardener and loved flowers, musicals, the NYC Ballet and the NY Yankees. But mostly she loved her family, a love that was returned to her when daughter and son-in-law Jane and John cared for her in their home for the last five years of her long life and her other children hosted her for extended stays. She explained her longevity by saying, "I was lucky!" And when asked for advice offered, "Don't smoke, do work you love, and marry the right person."A memorial Mass in NYC and burial alongside her beloved Joe at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date.Anyone wishing to honor her devotion to future doctors may donate to the Eugenie Doyle Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Fund at NYU Medical Center, 1 Park Avenue, 5th floor, NY, NY 10016Cremation and Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Gilman Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam, CT. For memorial guestbook visit www.GilmanAndValade.com.Read The Full ObituaryTo plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.