The Strange Case of Dr. Dooley

the strange case of Dr. Dooley. Admonished to stay away from a disreputable neighbor, the boy asked his mother, “Why don’t you like him? Is he a pig like Dr. Dooley?”

Such a remark about one of the leading pediatricians and citizens of northwestern Connecticut was surprising to say the least. Particularly so coming from a child, as Dr. James Parker Dooley was widely known as a friend and benefactor of children.