Ralph Russell Doty (July 20, 1941 – June 13, 2020) was an American educator and politician. Doty was born in

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and graduated from Central High School in Duluth in 1959. His parents were Russell and Naomi Doty. He received his bachelor's degree from the

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in 1963, his master's degree from the

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in 1965 and his doctorate degree from the

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in 1968. Doty taught at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. He also served as president at several community colleges -

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in Minnesota, St. Louis Community College–Meramec in Missouri, and

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in Ohio. Doty served in the

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from 1971 to 1976 and was a

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. His brother

Gary Doty Gary Doty (born February 5, 1948) is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and a former mayor of that city. Early life Doty was born in Duluth to parents Russell and Naomi Doty, and was educated in the public school system there, grad ...

also served in the

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and as mayor of

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. Ralph Doty died at the age of 78 in Duluth, Minnesota, on June 13, 2020.Ralph Russell Doty-obituary
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1941 births 2020 deaths Politicians from Duluth, Minnesota Educators from Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth alumni University of Minnesota alumni University of Notre Dame alumni Democratic Party Minnesota state senators 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub