Doug and I met at the tender age of six. He was a neighbour when we moved in with my grandmother in 1955; we quickly became friends and he helped me discover the area. Through the two years before his family’s move to Calgary we shared an electronics hobby, encouraged by his dad Bruce, which morphed into a career for both of us.
We kept in touch over the years, seeing each other face-to-face when possible. During a family visit to Toronto a couple of years ago, I found out Bruce had grown up in the neighbourhood and attended the same high school as I did…and that we had some of the same teachers 30 years apart!
Unaware that Doug was experiencing any medical problems, I was shocked to learn of his passing. On behalf of my wife Lucia and myself I offer sincerest condolences to Bruce, Lylian, Keith and Victoria and their families. Doug will be sorely missed.
