Douglas Marvin Doucette
1949-2021
Douglas was born in Saint John, New Brunswick to the late
Leonard and Gwendolyn (Martin) Doucette. Doug joined the Royal
Canadian Military Engineers in 1966 until retirement in 1991. He
served in every province and territory in Canada, as well as stints in
England, Bermuda, and Germany. He left the military
on a Friday and started the following Monday on a 19 year career with
a Hotel Company. Doug rose from chief engineer of one hotel to
Corporate Engineer of Maintenance for 26 Hotels across Canada,
retiring for good in 2010.
Doug was a hard working, conscientious worker who hated lazy,
incompetent workers. Doug loved his family and made every major
decision based on how it would affect his wife and son. He loved to
play squash and go fishing. Their retirement home on Grand Lake was
their dream home, even with some issues regarding floods. His
traditional Sunday drives with Linda and their “lets try this
road” attitude, always opting for the new rather than the known
destination, will be missed.
Doug will be sadly missed by his wife of 51 years Linda
(Vail), his son Lane, and siblings Nancy Prowse, Lenny Doucette,
Sharon Head, and Linda Friars.
As per Doug’s wishes, there will be no formal
funeral services, but an informal gathering will be held at a later
date, as arranged by his sister Linda Friars. In lieu of flowers, the
family would appreciate donations to the John T McMillan Memorial
Foundation (www.familieshelpingfamilies.ca/about-us/).
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Douglas Marvin Doucette 19492021..
Death notice for the town of: Oromocto, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
May you RIP. Our deepest condolences to Linda and family and the memories you all shared help you through the difficult days ahead sending 🙏and though.