Timothy "Doc" Robert Dockry

Tim Dockry of St. Ignace, Michigan passed away on January 5, 2016 with his wife by his side. He was born on April 26, 1959 to Robert and Marlene Dockry in Green Bay, WI. Athletic, active, inquisitive and curious Doc spent much of his life searching and traveling eventually settling in beautiful Mackinac Island, Michigan. Born and raised in Green Bay, he was class president of his graduating class at East High '77. As a young man he participated regularly in baseball, football and golf, lettering at East High. He was very active in his congregation at Grace Lutheran Church becoming a National Youth Leader travelling to Washington D.C. as a member of Lutheran Youth Congress. It was this early experience that led him to St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN graduating with a Philosophy and Religion degree in 1982. While at St. Olaf he discovered the joy of his life-travel. Signing up for a global semester, Doc traveled to five different continents and fifteen different countries over six months. He climbed the great pyramid at Giza in Egypt, motorcycled the Himalaya's in Tibet, swam in the Bay of Bengal in India, visited ancient gardens in Japan and reveled in the cultures he experienced soaking up the customs and being profoundly moved by the people he met. He never lost that abiding love for his fellow man no matter where they were from. Also at this time he taught himself guitar. Possessing a beautiful voice and a natural talent he would go on to perform for several years. It was during his summers in college that he first ventured to Mackinac Island for work. He fell in love with his surroundings, dreaming to one day own a business of his own on the island. Full of wanderlust, Doc spent the next fifteen years traveling the U.S. living and working in many different states. A ski resort in Breckenridge, CO, a golf resort in Hilton Head, S.C., a camp in Washington, a tropical resort in Key West, FL, a restaurant in Tucson, AZ and a summer resort in Block Island, ME. The common thread through all of these stops was the friendships he forged. He was a larger than life character. Nobody who ever met Doc forgot him for he never failed to leave behind part of his big heart and ready smile wrapped in a great big hug! In 1997 he returned to Mackinac Island and in 2005 he realized his dream when he opened up Doc's House of Magic which quickly captured the attention of the tourists who flocked to the island every summer. Embraced by the community Doc became the de facto ambassador of children who crowded his shop with their inquisitiveness, curiosity and joy at the big man who would perform magic before their wondering eyes. He said himself his greatest legacy will be all those kids whose lives he touched. His greatest trick though was meeting Melissa (Styes) on the Island and marrying her in 2006. He had found a safe harbor where his heart was embraced. They resided in St. Ignace and Mackinac Island, MI. An avid outdoorsman, Doc embraced being a "Yooper". He loved to hunt and fish throughout the year, golf and ride his motorcycle in the summer and always cheered mightily for his Packers and his St. Ignace Saints. He will be missed by hundreds whose lives he touched. He is survived by his wife, Melissa (Styes) Dockry, his mother, Marlene Dockry, four sisters Diane (Pat) Ford, Cindy (Dennis) Butterfield, Kathy (Joe) Bartel and Judy (Gary) Franz, also three brothers, Chris (Gail) Dockry, Dan (Melisa) Dockry and Drew Dockry, his mother-in-law, Cindi (Brown) Styes and two brothers-in-law, John (Jamie) Styes, George (Mandy) Styes, twenty four nieces and nephews, Melissa Ford-Greathouse (John), Christy Ford, Joe Butterfield, Erin Butterfield, Ashley Dockry, Shawn Dockry, Sarah (Paul) Bagstad, Heidi (John) Lomprey, Nick Dockry, Max Franz, Sam Franz, Kenzi Franz, Addy Franz, Satchel Dockry, Sequoyah Dockry, Cecilia Dockry, Taylor Styes, Jack Styes, Charlee Styes, Brett Bufford, Jourdan Bufford, Riley Styes, Caleb Styes and Jacob Styes. Remember him by the lines of his favorite Robert Frost poem: I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence; Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. A visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Little Bear East in St. Ignace, Michigan. A funeral service will begin at 1:00 PM at Little Bear East with Pastor Mike Lane officiating. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery later this spring.

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Timothy "Doc" Robert Dockry

April 26, 1959 - January 5, 2016