Bridget Burlile
109w
Dads 64th birthday
Dad, today we celebrate you! We ate brownies and ice cream in honor of you. Love and miss you daily!
Deeply loved and missed
Doug Beckett
September 23, 1960 – October 27, 2021
Lived 61 years
Springfield Friends · Wilmington, Ohio
Life story
Doug was the life of the party. He wanted to have a good time and make sure that you did too. He truly lived by the saying “laughter is the best medicine” even if it was at your expense. He never met a stranger.
He was good at embarrassing his children, sometimes by singing, other times by dancing, or even by doing his gangster walk.
He didn’t let things bother him- he would always say “let it go”.
He was a supportive “papaw” to his 10 grandchildren. He was the loudest fan at their sporting events and when it was over he would invite everyone for ice cream- his treat of course.
He was a hard worker. If something was too hard, call him and he would figure it out.
He was the proud owner of a Chevy truck and John Deere tractor. Only Plochman’s brand mustard and Pepsi products were allowed in his refrigerator. He enjoyed raising cattle- but the black ones were his favorite.
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The world Doug knew
Family milestones in gold, history for context
1960
Born September 23
1969
Doug was 9 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1976
Doug was 16 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1978
Graduated High School Clinton-Massie
1979
Married
1982
Doug was 22 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Doug was 34 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Doug was 41 when Wikipedia was launched
2014
Doug was 54 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2020
Doug was 60 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away October 27, age 61
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