A BIOGRAPHY OF VIRGINIA DOUGLAS
On Monday, September 8, graveside and memorial services were held as scheduled
to celebrate the life of Virginia and commemorate her very humorous, generous,
nurturing and joyful spirit. A beautiful graveside service was performed
by Virginia's son-in-law the Reverend Jeff Frost and an excellent memorial
service was performed by the Reverend Bob Sanders, Pastor of Lake Grove
Presbyterian Church with over 40 relatives and many friends in attendance.
Kim, a very close friend of Virginia and Page, arranged a delightfully creative
set of floral arrays featuring flowers donated by numerous friends. On the
altar, she placed a photo of Virginia accompanied by her pruning clippers,
gloves and gardening hat.
At Page's request, a highly accomplished bagpiper, Patrick Case gave a superbly
moving performance of "Flowers in the Forest", a traditional Scottish
dirge, during the memorial service.
Between these two services Joyce and Wes Wolfe hosted a midday lunch feast at
their home a few blocks down the hill from the cemetery.
The days events were a satisfying and refreshing commemoration of a life
beautifully lived. We will miss Virginia's presence but we will always
cherish her kind, exuberant spirit.
Memorial Remembrances for Virginia Douglas may be made to the following
charitable organizations:
Lake Grove Presbyterian Church
Music Ministry
4040 Sunset Drive
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
or
Lake Grove Garden Club
c/o Kathy McElderry
17721 Kelok Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
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The program for the Virginia Douglas Memorial Service:
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From Page Douglas, Carol Stoye and Laurie Parker on November 12th, 2005:
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From Laurie Parker on November 11th, 2005:
Carol and I are up in Lake Oswego visiting Dad for the weekend. We stopped at Williamette National Cemetery on our way home from the airport and visited Mom's gravesite. The weather held during our visit so I took a couple of shots while there. The first one shows the garden-like area and the second is of the bridge nearby and picture of the marker. Have a great weekend.
Love,
Laurie
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A few photos of the day taken by Kirk Beedle, Teresa Haldorson and Don Healy.
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( These six pictures are full size, so clicking on them will not enlarge them.)
MORE PICTURES FROM THE DAY OF VIRGINIA'S MEMORIAL
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The Virginia Douglas Obituary from the Lake Oswego Review,
September 11, 2003:
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Jean Frost's list of those who were at the luncheon held at Joyce
and Wes Wolfe's home between the service at the Willamette
National Cemetery and the Memorial Service at the Lake Grove
Presbyterian Church, on September 8th, 2003.
