Gerald Patrick Doyle

Gerald P. Doyle, age 94, went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2026. He passed away peacefully at his home in Gainesville, FL, surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Irene A. (nee Diener) Doyle; his four children, Gerald P. Doyle (Christina Gomez) of Chicago, IL, Joseph M. Doyle (Blanca) of Miami, FL; Ireneanne Kittles (Danny Kittles) of Keystone Heights, FL; and Hope Guzman (Alex Guzman) of Gainesville, FL.

He was a loving “pop-pop” to Robert, Lauren, Joey, Ryan, Alex, Jerry, Jackson, Thomas, Grace, Sofia, and Lucas, and great-grandfather to Genevieve, Julian, and Henry. He also leaves behind a number of caring and devoted nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas and Anna Doyle, and his seven siblings: Grace, Margaret, Julia, Catherine, Thomas, Joseph, and Anna. Gerald was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1932, and grew up in the Port
Richmond neighborhood. He attended high school at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1951 – 1955, and was stationed in a variety of locations, most notably at a radar base in Greenland. In 1959, he earned a bachelor’s in business at St. Joseph’s University and enjoyed a career in the shipping and freight industry for over 30 years. While studying Business at St. Joseph’s University, he also read theology, listened to the broadcasts of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, and underlined this sentence in a university text: “Nothing ever happens in the world that does not happen
first inside human hearts.” To know him would be to know that the “heart always mattered” to him and that he encouraged us to live that way. And, if he could sit you down, he would want you to learn Latin — and somehow had squirreled and kept a Latin primer with him. He cherished summers at the family condo in Wildwood, New Jersey – and was always up
for lunch at the Lobster House, a Philly cheesesteak with raw onions, some crab cakes from Russo’s, a TastyCake and a Wawa coffee, and a breakfast sandwich. He was always ready to welcome you to the porch to look at the “diamonds on the water,” as his wife, Irene, would say.

He was kind, compassionate, generous, and strong. He always demonstrated a deep sense of gratitude even in his final moments. These traits he bestowed on us are his cherished legacy. The greatest gift our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather gave every single day was that he loved and believed in us. Gerald was a devout Catholic, and his faith was of utmost importance in his life. He was a member of various dioceses throughout his life including Our Lady of Calvary in
Philadelphia, St. John Newman’s in Miami, FL, and St. Ann’s in Wildwood, NJ.

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