Please accept my condolences on the passing of Doug. I met Doug when I started working in the Suncor Extraction Plant. I thought Doug was fair, but demanding of the people working in Extraction. He gave me some time to get up to speed in the new work environment, but it was not long until he held me to the same standard as everyone else.
Doug moved to the truck shovel conversion project and I worked on the sizer installations on that project. I vividly remember the team trip to Scotland and Portugal to look at some MMD sizer installations. I especially remember Doug and Allan Potts of MMD really hit it off. They were having a great time eating and drinking.
Doug was an excellent teacher and I was able to learn much from him about the Suncor business, and even some basic accounting for a volunteer role I had with a youth sporting organization. I really enjoyed Doug's direct and demanding leadership style. He was a pleasure to work with.
Another memory I have of Doug and Gail is we were attending a SERA event at the Sawridge Hotel and a large piece of the room divider fell and hit Doug on the head and neck area. Doug was rushed off to the hospital, but he did not have serious injuries.
Gail take care of yourself, and remember all the good times you had with Doug.
