Hi all, I'm Lynn, I use to cut Doug's hair for many years. I really had great fun when he would come in. I also did his first wife's hair Leslie and his kids Kyleen and Shelly. Even though they became devorced they remained good friends and I thought that was so great for Kyleen and Shelly. The last time I saw Doug he just dropped by to say "hi". It was about 6 months ago and I am so sadden to have him gone. But--- After I received this e-mail from -I don't know who- I can see how loved he was and he does live on in all of our hearts. Thank you for doing this for him.. Lynn
Dear friends of Doug Phillips,
I wish I could honor and celebrate Doug's life with my BCI friends tonight, but I must instead send my love, my condolences, and my prayers from New Hampshire. Last summer, I got to know Doug a little bit, got at least to know what a great human being he was. I'll never forget our tandem ride (my first on a road bike), the impromptu party at my place when Mike our fearless president played piano and Doug made a five-star restaurant salad. It's hard to believe someone so vital has passed from our midst. I trust, though, that his soul is alive and well. And therefore, I don't grieve as much as look forward to the day that we meet again pedaling at a heavenly cadence up that Big Bear of a hill in the sky. My greetings to all those BCI friends who made my stay in California last year so much fun.
With support from a distance,
Kathy Smith
Please accept my sincerest condolences.I will not be able to
attend the memorial.....
Doug has been in my life for 27 years. He was in my wedding, I
in his........... Over the years, we had drifted apart, drifted
together, drifted apart....
Recently, we had been discussing drifting back together......I
have so many memories....
4 weeks after graduating from Arizona, Doug got his 1st sales
job at Precision Plastics in San Diego. I was the foreman in the
fabrication shop...we became fast friends....At 1 point, Doug
lived with my wife and I.....
I only regret that we had not spent more time together...
I am so sorry...........
greg cantwell
I am SO sorry to hear about that, it gives me the chills just
thinking of it, I have talked to him, not yet had time to meet
him, but he seemed like a very very fun and good man.I am sending
my thoughts to all of you and his family, and again, I am terrible
sorry to hear about it.
-Sincerely, Carola Andersson
Please add my condolences to all. I expected to find an email
from Doug, and instead found this awful sad news. I will be unable
to attend the memorial, but my thoughts will be there. Thank you
for letting us all know.
Connie Foster
Connie
We are so sorry to hear this news. Doug was a great person to work with, and extremely helpful in planning this workshop. Our prayers are with the club and his family.
Robe Whittemore
Active Sports Marketing Group
-----Original Message-----
From: Connie Sweet [mailto:CSWEET@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 7:51 PM
To: Robe Whittemore
Subject: Bike Club of Irvine presentation
Dear Robe,
I am not sure if you were the person that first contacted BCI
about doing a hydration workshop but I need to inform you or the
appropriate person that we need to cancel the workshop.
Doug Phillips, our Vice Pres. that made the arrangements suffered a fatal heart attack on May 20. We will be having a memorial for him that evening in place of the normal meeting agenda.
EULOGY FROM A STRANGER
DOUG PHILLIPS was a caring, kind and extraordinary man. I say
this as one who never met him, never talked with him and never
knew him. But his kindness touched me recently.
My daughter, Kris Exton was out of the country for a short while.
I had promised to assist her and Bill Sarno in getting registered
for the BCI Summer Solstice ride coming up in June. There was
some confusion about the location of the ride, so I found the
BCI website and sent an e-mail for help.
Doug Phillips e-mailed me back with a full page letter. He gave
me all the information, including the new format of the ride,
location, cost and much more. He offered his help as well as the
BCI board in assisting Kris and Bill participate in the ride.
He sent a cc: to Bill Sellin, Mike Farrell and Dave Marino.
His response was so positive, so full of information and encouragement.
He even included his phone numbers. It's not often that one stranger
reaches out to another stranger through cyber-space and finds
a real person, a caring person and an extraordinary person. His
kindness touched me. I as so sorry to hear of his passing.
Marilyn Exton
Westminster, CA
Doug and I go back many years had ridden many miles together.
Although he and I had different philosophies and opinions over
the years we still remained friends. Doug last rode with OCRR
on one of our recent Wednesday rides. Doug's enthusiasm, dedication
and energies will surely leave an emptness within the cycling
community. Doug died of a heart attack last Thursday. He will
be sorely missed by all the knew him. I will miss him alot.
Jess:
I went onto to your pictorial site and had a good cry - you pulled out some great photos - the last being my all time favorite anyway - it's a completely silly photo but so Doug... Thanks for everyone - you are so cool to do all this work for the family and BCI. I've had trouble all weekend trying to deal with the lost of one of my best friends. Who will wait for me anymore after rides? Wow - just such a loss...
Pam
Take care,
P
Bill,
Thanks for forwarding the E-mail. I was not on the BCI E-mailing
list, but registered immediately after reading the E-mail.
I am stunned, shocked, and deeply saddened by the news about Doug.
He was one of the nicest people I have ever met, and one of the
most devoted supporters of BCI.
Do you have any contact informaiton for Kyleen? I would like to
get in touch with her. When the girls were younger, Doug and I
frequently took Kyleen and Katie on bicycle rides together. And,
as girls do, Katie and Kyleen frequently exchanged overnight visits.
Back then I became quite well acquainted with Kyleen, and I would
like to offer her some support at this time.
I will be at the memorial on Wednesday night, so expect to see
you then.
Patty Nielsen
I was just floored when I found out. What shocking, devastating
news, huh? I've just been shaking my head over this all weekend.
Doug had such amazing love for and dedication to the Club. His
attitude, ideas and the energy to realize them will certainly
be missed. I saw on the Forum that even the Club's old friend
Jess put in a gracious tribute.
Hope you're doing well, Bill. Likewise for the rest of the gang.
You folk take care out there, huh?
Daniel Peinado
I do not know the age of DOUG; i do not think he was more than
45 to 55 will find out [Doug turned 50 last January]
Doug rode a bicycle with me for the last 10 years. Doug was a
true FRIEND. This man road his bicycle almost every day 20 to
40 miles.
He will be missed as a person; he made me feel good about my
self. GOOD BUY MY FRIEND I WILL MISS YOU. Now you can cook for
the riders up there.
ROBERT S NUGENT
I'm not sure what the traditions are here but, if it seems
appropriate, perhaps it would be good to have Doug's bike present
on Wednesday evening. Doug was very, very attached to his custom
built Serotta.
Alan Wright (Good suggestion Alan)
It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you of the following news. We learned this morning that Doug Phillips, our BCI VP, died of a heart attack last night. Doug did not complain of any problems last night when he rode with the Thursday night BCI gang. After the ride, Doug went home and announced to his roommate that he didn't feel very well; that if he didn't know better, he'd think he was having a heart attack. The roommate dialed 911, but Doug passed away quickly.
Doug was a dear friend to many of us and was passionate about cycling and BCI. He will be deeply missed.
As soon as we have information regarding a memorial, we will send out another notice.
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