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September 26, 2008
Name
abigail
Email
abbydockery@hotmail.com
City
State
TX
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happy 30th sweet douglas. how I miss you so. every single day.
Date
February 25, 2013
Name
abigail
Email
abbydockery@gmail.com
City
State
Comments
I still miss you so much that sometimes it's hard to breathe. I will love you my whole life.
Date
August 20, 2014
Name
abigail
Email
abbydockery@gmail.com
City
State
TX
Comments
you are the sweetest ache in my chest
Date
December 10, 2009
Name
Adrienne Wheeler
Email
adrienne.wheeler@gmail.com
City
New Orleans
State
La
Comments
Doug and I graduated Windsor together in 97. We had some classes together throughout high school. I wish you all the best for every September to come. Much love and peace to Doug.
Date
September 25, 2009
Name
Alison Whitaker
Email
aligwhit@yahoo.com
City
Savannah
State
GA
Comments
I know it's good therapy to talk if as though he were here w/ us, so here's what I'd say..."Hey sweet friend. Doug, I miss you. I just do. You were one of the reasons that I really began to think "outside the box" as you always encouraged me to love people like Jesus. I still remember you wanting to have that "church under the bridge" and I'm just so thankful for your desire to let them bring their beer bottles and cigarettes just so you could communicate that Christlike love to them. You were unstoppable and I so admired your zeal. B/c of that seed planted, I'm now at the Vineyard and we're huge on going under the bridge. It's not literal, but I now see that we must be willing to go outside the church building to love people like Jesus if we ever hope to present the gift of salvation to them. So...we feed and clothe the homeless. You first taught me that, but I'm a little hard-headed, so it's just now becoming more of who I am. I love you and miss you dearly, my brother in Jesus. However, I celebrate the day that God al
Date
September 4, 2017
Name
Alison Whitaker
Email
aliwhitaker@gmail.com
City
Kansas City
State
Missouri
Comments
Jesus, I still miss Doug. Please give him a hug for me and tell him I can't wait to see him again. Also, tell him that I loved his missionary mindset so much that he inspired me to become one. Thanks, Jesus for using Doug to inspire me in ways I can't even describe. Being a missionary is just one of them, but there were many more as You know. He was a good man and this earth sure could use another guy like Doug. Thank You for the time that I had getting to know him. Thank you for the gift that he was.
Date
September 25, 2004
Name
Amy Shippy
Email
rtaonlne@bellsouth.net
City
State
Comments
Today is Doug's birthday, I find it hard to believe it has been two years. I met Doug when it was his 16th birthday, that is when Rob and I started dating. There is so much I remember about Doug, but most of all I remember how helpful he was. I cannot begin to count the amout of time he help me. One Christmas we had gone to the Bahamas and we left our car keys at the hotel. We did not notice until we reached Savannah. Doug went all the way to our house and got the spare key for us and drove to the airport so we could get home. I have so many examples of ways Doug helped me, too many to name. I miss you Doug, not for the things you did to help, but because you were the kind of man you were. I look at my sons often and think of what a proud uncle you would be, and how much fun they would have playing with you. I love you Doug and I miss you. - Amy
Date
September 8, 2007
Name
Amy Shippy
Email
rtaonlne@bellsouth.net
City
State
GA
Comments
Five years ago we lost Doug, I find it so hard to believe some days. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, and sometimes it feels like forever since I last saw his face. I am often struck by the pace my life has taken and that there are people in my life that never knew Doug. I have three sons, Doug only met one. We talk about him often around the house. My middle son, James, speaks of Doug as if he knew him. When I think of how much they will miss never knowing their uncle and all the fun they would have had. What is there to really say, he is missed more than most people will ever know. I think of him often in book stores, reading was something we had in common, when he would come home to visit he would look through my books for a good read. I know Doug would be proud of the legacy he has left, the call to action that he inspired in so many people, the love of Christ that people saw in him. I just wanted to say that five years have gone by and I still miss you like it was yesterday, but we will keep running the race until we will meet
Date
September 3, 2008
Name
Amy Shippy
Email
rtaonlne@bellsouth.net
City
State
GA
Comments
You are never forgotten. I miss you, I miss my sons knowing you, I miss knowing your sons. I find myself thinking about you often, sometimes it is a story or something that I am reading, that I know you would like. The hole that is left in our family will never be filled, I will always look over our family and realize that you are gone, that something is missing. I reach for the plate and bowls you gave me and use them at all of our family gatherings so that some part of you is with us. Just seeing them reminds me of you. I know that dishes do not fill anything, but they were from you and I cherish them. Until grace takes me home. Love, Amy
Date
June 28, 2006
Name
andy bennetch
Email
imandybennetch@hotmail.com
City
State
new york, ny
Comments
i've always thought the best way to show someone how much you loved them is to remember them after they pass away. i remember the kinda kid doug was and how i wanted to be just like him, i remember how that kid turned into a teenager and still..i wanted to be just like him, and lastly i remember the kinda man doug was just for that short while and, even though years have past and i now am that man too, i still want to be just like him. he was more than my friend...he was the older brother i always wanted, the mentor of my faith, and my hero. i'm now a man of my own, far away from my childhood, and hoping to make my own mark in this world. in these times i remember where i came from and all the memories i have of my dear friend. i remember all the funny stories, all the lessons he taught, and the love he gave me so much still that it almost resounds of sweet music like the songs he sang. so do you want to know what my favorite memory is? you can't find the answer on this page or any one of the sort, but if you really want
Date
June 28, 2006
Name
andy bennetch
Email
imandybennetch@hotmail.com
City
State
new york, ny
Comments
(cont'd) but if you really want to know my favorite memory, my favorite thought of my dear friend, it can be seen simply in the life i live now. as the years pass on this earth and the older of a man i become i'll still remember the kinda kids we were growing up together, all those awkward years of what we were like in high school and college, and how...even now after years of him being gone..my memories of doug will still give me the same thought, the same hope, and the same dream i've had since i was just a lil' kid. i hope i can grow up to be just like him. love you, doug.
Date
September 3, 2015
Name
Blair
Email
blair.walker@point.edu
City
State
Comments
Thinking of you today. I see you in so many of the students her at Point University. So many have your heart for missions and your love for life.
Date
February 27, 2004
Name
Blair Walker
Email
Blairw@acc.edu
City
State
Georgia
Comments
Leaving a message here has been long over due. My grief for Doug is still very deep, and my memories of him are a part of that journey of grief. I will share this story, the rest of the story of the donuts, the story Connie shares below. The doughnuts were several hundred that Dunkin Doughnuts had been ready to throw out at the end of the day, they did end up in the back of my truck, and they were a soggy mess, but I did salvage several dozen and served them back to them on Sunday Morning in Sunday School. It was after many of them had been eaten that I told them where they had come from.
Date
September 6, 2005
Name
Blair Walker
Email
Blairw@acc.edu
City
State
Georgia
Comments
Doug and his family have been heavy in my thoughts this week. I can not hear the song “I can only imagine” Without thinking of Doug and what he has been celebrating in heaven for the past three years. Even though we all miss him deeply we would never want him to give up that celebration to come back to us. The passing of time does ease the grief, but it will never fade the wonderful impact that Doug had on all of our lives. In the introduction of “A Grief Observed” Douglas Gresham writes” If we find no comfort in the world around us, and no solace when we cry to God, if it does nothing else for us, at least this book will help us to face our grief, and to “misunderstand a little less completely.” Thankfully I do find comfort in the world around me, and I do find solace when I cry to God, but I have to admit three years later I only “misunderstand a little less completely.” Blair
Date
September 3, 2006
Name
Blair Walker
Email
Blairw@acc.edu
City
State
Georgia
Comments
Another year has slipped buy and we all pause today to Remember Doug. Laughter, Smiles, Tears and Great Memories will make up this day for many of us. Denny and Connie know that you have been thought of today and lifted up in prayers. Keep walking the journey God has set your feet on. Keep loving and supporting those who have lost children. This is the ministry and blessing to others that you have allowed God to bring out of your great loss. I made the journey, along with a good friend, to the Cemetery this spring. It was the first time I had been back since the day of Doug’s funeral. I was struck with the beauty of the grave marker and the testimony of Doug’s life that is reflected there. It is a beautiful place of remembrance.
Date
September 3, 2008
Name
Blair Walker
Email
blairw@acc.edu
City
State
GA
Comments
Grief is heavy today on this the sixth anniversary of Doug’s Death. I just wanted to pause and not let the feelings of today pass unexpressed.
Date
September 3, 2009
Name
Blair Walker
Email
bwalker@acc.edu
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Comments
I have taken time this morning to stop and remember Doug. Each year this day brings a heaviness to my heart. It makes me pause and think of those I love. It reminds me to make sure they each know how much I love them.
Date
July 24, 2005
Name
Brittany Harshman
Email
bluerose2190@hotmail.com
City
State
Savannah, GA
Comments
I don't know Doug or any of his family at all. I see that he was loved beyond belief and led a life worth living. I was in Greenwich cemetary and happen to see a very intresting site. And i even stopped the car and got out to see it much closer. And only being 15, it touched my heart more than ever to see that. He was young, just like my sister who has died 2 years ago at the age of 18. Seeing all of that made my heart soft and my mind jumbled and i thought about that marker for the rest of the day. Wondering about the boys who layed there, about their lives and what happened. It layed heavy on my heart, and i decided to go to this website to find a life gone but very much not forgotten. And angel with a love for God, a beautiful voice, with a friendly heart and loving family. i just thought i'd leave a notion of my visit here to tell you, even though he may be gone...he still touches people. God Bless his family.
Date
September 27, 2008
Name
Carrie
Email
carriejoshippy@yahoo.com
City
State
GA
Comments
We celebrated your 30th birthday last week and each year that goes by I feel that I know you more and more. Scott's memories of you are so wonderful to listen to, I just love hearing him talk about playing the drums with you, going mudding in the jeep, and about you wanting Burgers for dinner. You are so missed. I can't wait to meet you in heaven one day, you've played a huge role in my life and both your brothers. I know you'd be so proud, they are both amazing sons, husbands, and daddy's. I love your family so much and I ache for their sadness. Thank you for being the Doug that you were and for playing a role in leading me to Christ.
Date
October 29, 2009
Name
Choung Lee
Email
chile578@hotmail.com
City
ATLANTA
State
GA
Comments
Hey Doug, I'm so glad that I found this site. I was actually wanting to get some information about you for the Windsor Forest alumni site, and typed in your name to hopefully find something on the internet. Well, this was the first thing that came up. This is a wonderful site. Every so often I remember the fun times we had in art class, Savannah Coffee House, and the halls of WFHS our senior year...c/o '97!!! Johnny Rockets (Susie was there too) in College :D The car trip back home for Easter, thank you again! We never did switch cars, even though you really wanted to drive my shinny red car...LOL!!! You will never be forgotten and always missed.
Date
September 25, 2009
Name
Dad Shippy
Email
dennisshippy@hotmail.com
City
Savannah
State
GA
Comments
Today would be your 31st birthday. Boy are you missed by so many people. The number of lives you impacted in the short time you were here is amazing. You definitely were a GIFT from God. Doug I love you, miss you, happy birthday, and I know you are loving where you are. That is what you lived for while you were here.
Date
September 4, 2010
Name
Dad Shippy
Email
dennisshippy@hotmail.com
City
Savannah
State
Ga
Comments
Its been 8 years now since that awful day. A long separation its been, but what a reunion we will have. As I get older I know each year is getting me just a little closer to when you get to take me to see Jesus eye to eye.
Date
September 3, 2012
Name
Dad Shippy
Email
dennisshippy@hotmail.com
City
Savannah
State
Ga
Comments
Its been 10 years ago today that a knock on our door in the middle of the night brought us the terrible news. Now we have had 10 years of physical separation but 10 years to relive our memories. They were full of joy and love. I don't know how many more years I have on this Earth, but each year brings the time a little closer when we get to be together again and greater joy and love than we ever experienced here on Earth will await. Know that you are loved and greatly missed by so many people. We have received so many comments from so many people recalling their experiences with you and how much they have missed you over these 10 years.
Date
September 25, 2013
Name
Dad Shippy
Email
dennisshippy@hotmail.com
City
Savannah
State
Ga
Comments
Happy Birthday Doug. You would be 35 today, its hard to believe. Missing you dearly, but looking forward to our reunion in Heaven. As the years go by I know that reunion is getting closer and closer.
Date
September 25, 2016
Name
Dad Shippy
Email
dennisshippy@hotmail.com
City
Savannah
State
Ga
Comments
Today would be your 38th birthday if you were still here. Doesn't seem possible. I wonder though if in Heaven you celebrate the day you left Earth and arrived in Heaven? Each passing year reminds me that I am one year closer to seeing you again. Happy "Earthly" Birthday! I love and miss you, Dad