It is with a deep heart that we announce the untimely passing of our brother Michael Doran, Mike was an OPT from the Apponaug garage, whose easy smile will be dearly missed by those of us who had the opportunity to know him.
Besides always being the first to participate or donate to a good cause, Mike was always ready to get people together and recognized the importance of spending time with others, not always as coworkers or union members, but as friends.
Mike was the de facto leader of our mobile picketers, who named themselves the Quick Response Force during the strike of 2011. He brought a charge of energy to many exhausted picket lines with his band of fellow bikers, and was the first to be waiting for the scabs to rise and shine at their hotel rooms and report their locations once they set-up so the rest of the gang could join him.
His selfless ways were epitomized when he rushed to the aid of departed brother Joseph Allard when his bucket truck made electrical contact. Mike did what many of us hope we had the courage to do if placed in that position and he is certainly owed an eternal debt of gratitude for placing himself in harm’s way to give aid to another.
Beneath that tough façade was a truly gentle soul that found a way to smile at adversity on oh so many occasions, especially when the deck seemed to be stacked against him. Mike was a stand-up guy who we should all be proud to have called our brother.
Please keep Mike and his family in your thoughts and prayers
Calling hours will be Thursday from 4-8 at the Waring-Sullivan Home, 178 Winter St. in Fall River
His Funeral will be Friday at 9am followed by a mass in the Holy Name Church, 709 Hanover St in Fall River.