Saturday, February 26, 2022
Grampa Doug - what a truly unique man! His memory was incredible when it came to people…and boy, did he ever love people. I remember the last time he came to visit he was trying to hunt down a lady who he went to elementary school with. He wanted to see how her life had been. Doug was not a shy man by any means, and had a voice unlike anyone else’s. I knew I had I his attention when he would place his hands, folded, in front of his tummy and cock his head to one side. I loved seeing the twinkle in his eyes! My family will miss his big personality…and will hold onto so many of his sayings such as ‶if you are born to drown you will never hang″ and ‶your fault, my mistake ‶…crazy things to remember, but that was Doug and I’m sure everyone who knew him heard that saying often. In his memory I think I will make pancakes with ice cream topping for dinner tonight (he definately ate some of the strangest concoctions, didn’t he?!) Much love to everyone who is learning to cope without him in your life…he was a real one of a kind fellow! ValerEEEEEE (his name for me), Conrado, Soleil, Jhurnee and Ceylon
