Brooks, former Majority Leader of the Vermont House of Representatives and former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Vermont State House. Doyle trailed Brooks by approximately 200 votes; after initially indicating that he would request a recount, Doyle ultimately decided against doing so. Honors On January 10, 2017, Doyle was honored in the Vermont Senate chamber, including resolutions of appreciation, and current and former senators recounting stories of their experiences working with him. In addition, Governor Phil Scott, one of Doyle's former colleagues from the Washington County district, signed a proclamation designating Vermont's 2017 local election and town meeting date, March 7, as "Bill Doyle Town Meeting Day". In May 2018, Doyle retired from Johnson State College. At a ceremony to celebrate the event, he was designated professor emeritus, and a granite bench created to recognize his contributions to the college was installed outside the campus library. Family In 1956, Doyle married to the former Olene May Ottoway. They are the parents of son Lee (1961-2021) and fraternal twins son Keith and daughter Kelly (b. 1965). References External links 2012 Town Meeting Day Survey Results Project Vote Smart - Senator William T. Doyle (VT) profile Follow the Money - William T. Doyle 2006 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions Republican Party Vermont state senators People from Montpelier, Vermont 1926 births Living people Lawrenceville School alumni Manasquan High School alumni Princeton University alumni Columbia University alumni 21st-century American politicians Politicians from New York City People from Sea Girt, New Jersey