“Big Doug”, as we called him in the family, died while sleeping on November 30, of heart failure. Many of you will remember Doug while he and Ann ran Ridgewood when we were chutes, or from his years with WOSA. We called him “Big Doug” to differentiate him from my brother Doug who was 31 years his junior. But Doug was always big in heart, soul, integrity, and humor as well.
Doug was my childhood idol and my first memories of him are when he blew into our home in Detroit when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade. He had spent the summer break from Ohio Wesleyan working on the Alaskan Railroad and his clothes were so dirty and crusted they stood up by themselves! I was thrilled that he shared my bedroom during his visit.
Doug was a super uncle to all of us and he became a good friend and mentor during my adult life. We will miss him greatly.
Services will be held at 3 PM on Saturday, December 10, at the Highland Ranch retirement center in Black Mountain, NC. Friends are welcome to attend.
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