Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Doug was an institution at Memorial! This is proved by the many families, students and colleagues who have taken time to comment on the sadness of his passing. Doug left a little bit of himself with each one. I worked with Doug at Memorial in his latter years of teaching. He had a keen mind and a keen wit, yet we saw daily his kindness and gentleness of spirit too. Margaret, he was so faithful in making his daily phone call to see if you needed anything and check how your day was going. He was "old school" in his determination to do his best daily and get the best out of each student, sometimes with a burst of down home reality that had to be faced. Doug, we'll miss you, but thank you for being a part of our lives and good memories. As a teacher what more can one ask for than to be remembered as a building block in a young person's life?
