Born in Troy, April 15, 1965, son of Herbert and Judith Swatling Doten Jr. of Stillwater. Dennis was a 1983 graduate of Mechanicville High School. After high school, Dennis enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving most of his four year enlistment in Hawaii. Years later, he served as a sergeant within the U.S. Army National Guard.
A self-employed contractor, Dennis had worked for the Watervliet Arsenal for some years. Recently, Dennis was attending ITT Tech School, holding a B+ average in the computer programming field. An Eagle Scout of Troop 34 of Mechanicville, Dennis was an excellent guitarist, also played the tenor sax and oboe, and was a whiz with computers. Survivors in addition to his parents include his son, Tim (Caitlin Gilgallon) Doten of Mechanicville; a daughter, Angeline (Mike Miller) Doten of Clifton Park; sibling sisters, Linda (Gene) Duchesne and Cindy Doten-Dunn all of Stillwater; and brother, Michael of Saratoga Springs; along with nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Burial with military honors at the Saratoga National Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to patient’s activity fund of the Stratton VA Hospital, Albany, in memory of Dennis H. Doten.
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