• Dobson, Eugene “Gene” Paul, Brockport native, 81, of Kissimmee, Florida, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015. He was born in Brockport, New York and moved to Kissimmee 22 years ago from Rochester, New York. He was a retired mechanic for Kodak and was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kissimmee.
Eugene is survived by his wife, Marlene Dobson of Kissimmee; son: Eugene Paul Dobson Jr. of Galveston, Texas; daughter: Barbara O’Nale (Eugene) of North Little Rock, Arkansas; brother: Thomas Dobson (Bonnie) of Brockport, New York; sisters: Dianne Hickerson (Douglas) of Brockport, New York, Persha Carlston (Richard) of Rochester, New York; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Eugene was raised in Brockport. His family owned and operated Dobson’s Drug Store in what is now the Java Junction store front on Main Street for nearly one hundred years.
A Memorial Mass was held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kissimmee on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held in Brockport at the end of May. Burial will take place at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Vitas Hospice, 1200 North Central Avenue, Suite 200, Kissimmee, Florida 34741 or Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 1603 North Thacker Avenue, Kissimmee, Florida 34741.
