Doug Boone's memorial service and remembrance
[we have received this information from Jef Hall and are pleased to publish it here...]
Members and Friends of the Winnebago County Democratic Party:
I am sad to report that long time Democratic Party activist Doug Boone has passed away. Doug was a reliable and enthusiastic volunteer.
His passion for the peace movement and progressive issues will be remembered, and his spirit, hard work and dedication will be missed.
The following is his obit, and a remembrance written by his partner Jane
Spietz...
Douglas R. Boone
Douglas R. Boone, 54, of Oshkosh died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Mercy
Medical Center.
He was born November 7, 1952 in Waupaca, a son of Douglas J. Boone and Beverly Mjelde Boone.
Doug was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam conflict as an Intelligence Officer. He was a past Commander and Life Member of our local Disabled American Veterans Post 17 and received awards for recruiting many new members.
Survivors include his mother Beverly Freiberg of Oshkosh; father Doug J. Boone of Oshkosh; brothers and sisters Cheri (Rick) Waters of Omro, Michael (Karin) Boone of Oshkosh, Susan (Steve) Brook of Royal Palm Beach, FL, Stacy (Steve) Schmid of Oshkosh, Tyler Tarr of Manhattan Beach, CA, and Thomas (Katie) Tarr of Edina, MN; special friend Jane Spietz of Oshkosh; nieces and nephews Wendy Peterson, Michael Waters, Kristy Waters, Melanie Boone, Maggie Boone, Jessica Voils, Nicholas
Voils, John Prahl, Sommer Roux, James Schmid, and Christopher Tarr. Doug was preceded in death by his grandparents and step-father Wayne Tarr.
Doug was a tireless peace activist who single handedly collected thousands of signatures against the Iraq War. In addition to working to end the Iraq War, Doug was a champion of workers' rights, the environment, voting rights, and many other important causes. He was member of the Winnebago County Democratic Party. He was very involved in local, state and national politics and actively campaigned for countless political candidates. It will be difficult to imagine the Fox Valley
activist community without Doug's presence.
Doug was the President of Georgia Gardens Condominium Association and
was instrumental in beautifying the grounds and making many positive
changes on behalf of the residents.
Doug also was a regular contributor to the Scene magazine and wrote numerous articles about musical events. Music was another great passion of his.
A special thank you to Dr. Peter Hannon and all of his staff at MMC
Intensive Care Unit, especially nurses Stephanie, Margaret, Kelly, Karen H., Sue, Courtney, Elaine, Polly, Norm, Karen Z. and Hospital Chaplain Phil DeWitt. Special recognition to Dawn Auclair of MMC and the UW Madison Organ Procurement Team.
Funeral services for Doug will be held Tuesday May 22, 2007 at 11:00 AM at Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home-West, Rev. Rich Engle officiating. Family and friends may call at the Lake Pointe Dr. funeral home on Monday from 5-8 PM and again Tuesday from 10 AM until the service. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to one of following organizations: Christine Ann Center, Oshkosh Area Humane Society, Friends of the Oshkosh Public Library, Disabled American Veterans, or the Oshkosh Community Foundation.
"On Eagles Wings" And He will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, Make you to shine - like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand.
Doug, you will be forever missed by your family and friends, and we will
see you again in Heaven.
Doug Boone had surgery at MMC on Mon., May 7, to replace two badly compressed vertebral discs in his neck that had caused him horrible chronic pain in his hands & arms. Surgery went well. Afterwards, in his room, Doug was alert, talking, walking with assistance and the plan was for him to be discharged the next day.
Several hours later Doug complained of a tightening in his throat and shortly after that could not breathe & lost consciousness. The staff immediately attempted to open his airway but could not insert a breathing tube down into his trachea right away despite numerous attempts.
A surgeon who was on the unit rushed in. He discovered a blood clot in Doug's neck that was so large that it had actually forced Doug's trachea (windpipe) over to one side by several inches. The surgeon slashed open the blood clot & drained it in order to be able to access Doug's trachea and insert a breathing tube down into it.
By the time this was accomplished, Doug had been without sufficient levels of oxygen for a number of minutes, and was also without any oxygen for several minutes. He was rushed to the ICU and hooked up to life support. We all prayed desperately for a miracle, but this was not to be. Despite the valiant and compassionate efforts of the wonderful ICU staff over the past week, Doug had sustained irreversible brain damage from which he could not recover. Doug remained in a coma on life support.
Doug passed away very peacefully Thursday, May 17 surrounded by many loved ones. He will live on in the hearts of those who loved him, and in the individuals who have benefitted from his thoughtful & generous wish to donate his organs.
Activities to celebrate Doug's life will be held at the Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home at 100 Lake Pointe Drive, Oshkosh.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 pm on Mon., May 21. Additional visitation will be on Tues., May 22 from 10:00 am until the time of service at 11:00 am. Afterwards we will go to Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, with lunch to follow at a location to be determined.
I would appreciate it very much if everyone could please take a few minutes to help inform as many people as possible about Doug.
Also, I hope that everyone will be able to come to the funeral home to pay tribute to Doug and all that he has done for our local community & beyond to help make our world a better place.
Please feel free to contact me if you wish via email or on my cell at 410-3373. Thank you all so very much.
Jane Spietz
Members and Friends of the Winnebago County Democratic Party:
I am sad to report that long time Democratic Party activist Doug Boone has passed away. Doug was a reliable and enthusiastic volunteer.
His passion for the peace movement and progressive issues will be remembered, and his spirit, hard work and dedication will be missed.
The following is his obit, and a remembrance written by his partner Jane
Spietz...
Douglas R. Boone
Douglas R. Boone, 54, of Oshkosh died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Mercy
Medical Center.
He was born November 7, 1952 in Waupaca, a son of Douglas J. Boone and Beverly Mjelde Boone.
Doug was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam conflict as an Intelligence Officer. He was a past Commander and Life Member of our local Disabled American Veterans Post 17 and received awards for recruiting many new members.
Survivors include his mother Beverly Freiberg of Oshkosh; father Doug J. Boone of Oshkosh; brothers and sisters Cheri (Rick) Waters of Omro, Michael (Karin) Boone of Oshkosh, Susan (Steve) Brook of Royal Palm Beach, FL, Stacy (Steve) Schmid of Oshkosh, Tyler Tarr of Manhattan Beach, CA, and Thomas (Katie) Tarr of Edina, MN; special friend Jane Spietz of Oshkosh; nieces and nephews Wendy Peterson, Michael Waters, Kristy Waters, Melanie Boone, Maggie Boone, Jessica Voils, Nicholas
Voils, John Prahl, Sommer Roux, James Schmid, and Christopher Tarr. Doug was preceded in death by his grandparents and step-father Wayne Tarr.
Doug was a tireless peace activist who single handedly collected thousands of signatures against the Iraq War. In addition to working to end the Iraq War, Doug was a champion of workers' rights, the environment, voting rights, and many other important causes. He was member of the Winnebago County Democratic Party. He was very involved in local, state and national politics and actively campaigned for countless political candidates. It will be difficult to imagine the Fox Valley
activist community without Doug's presence.
Doug was the President of Georgia Gardens Condominium Association and
was instrumental in beautifying the grounds and making many positive
changes on behalf of the residents.
Doug also was a regular contributor to the Scene magazine and wrote numerous articles about musical events. Music was another great passion of his.
A special thank you to Dr. Peter Hannon and all of his staff at MMC
Intensive Care Unit, especially nurses Stephanie, Margaret, Kelly, Karen H., Sue, Courtney, Elaine, Polly, Norm, Karen Z. and Hospital Chaplain Phil DeWitt. Special recognition to Dawn Auclair of MMC and the UW Madison Organ Procurement Team.
Funeral services for Doug will be held Tuesday May 22, 2007 at 11:00 AM at Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home-West, Rev. Rich Engle officiating. Family and friends may call at the Lake Pointe Dr. funeral home on Monday from 5-8 PM and again Tuesday from 10 AM until the service. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to one of following organizations: Christine Ann Center, Oshkosh Area Humane Society, Friends of the Oshkosh Public Library, Disabled American Veterans, or the Oshkosh Community Foundation.
"On Eagles Wings" And He will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, Make you to shine - like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand.
Doug, you will be forever missed by your family and friends, and we will
see you again in Heaven.
Doug Boone had surgery at MMC on Mon., May 7, to replace two badly compressed vertebral discs in his neck that had caused him horrible chronic pain in his hands & arms. Surgery went well. Afterwards, in his room, Doug was alert, talking, walking with assistance and the plan was for him to be discharged the next day.
Several hours later Doug complained of a tightening in his throat and shortly after that could not breathe & lost consciousness. The staff immediately attempted to open his airway but could not insert a breathing tube down into his trachea right away despite numerous attempts.
A surgeon who was on the unit rushed in. He discovered a blood clot in Doug's neck that was so large that it had actually forced Doug's trachea (windpipe) over to one side by several inches. The surgeon slashed open the blood clot & drained it in order to be able to access Doug's trachea and insert a breathing tube down into it.
By the time this was accomplished, Doug had been without sufficient levels of oxygen for a number of minutes, and was also without any oxygen for several minutes. He was rushed to the ICU and hooked up to life support. We all prayed desperately for a miracle, but this was not to be. Despite the valiant and compassionate efforts of the wonderful ICU staff over the past week, Doug had sustained irreversible brain damage from which he could not recover. Doug remained in a coma on life support.
Doug passed away very peacefully Thursday, May 17 surrounded by many loved ones. He will live on in the hearts of those who loved him, and in the individuals who have benefitted from his thoughtful & generous wish to donate his organs.
Activities to celebrate Doug's life will be held at the Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home at 100 Lake Pointe Drive, Oshkosh.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 pm on Mon., May 21. Additional visitation will be on Tues., May 22 from 10:00 am until the time of service at 11:00 am. Afterwards we will go to Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, with lunch to follow at a location to be determined.
I would appreciate it very much if everyone could please take a few minutes to help inform as many people as possible about Doug.
Also, I hope that everyone will be able to come to the funeral home to pay tribute to Doug and all that he has done for our local community & beyond to help make our world a better place.
Please feel free to contact me if you wish via email or on my cell at 410-3373. Thank you all so very much.
Jane Spietz
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