A Dedication: Doug Kiso 1964-2009
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 (13:49:35)
Posted by Fritz
He will be remembered in the disc golf community for his enthusiasm, dedication, and willingness to help out in any situation. He embraced the disc golf community with strong, open arms.
Doug was elected an officer of the Grand Valley Disc Golf Club last year. He helped me move baskets many times. He volunteered at all the course cleanups, using his truck to pull stumps and haul brush. He was an Ice Bowl leader, ran the weekly league, and played tournaments. It will be hard to replace his big heart and strong back…really hard.
Doug’s wife Corrina has requested that a memorial basket be placed on the course. GVDGC has ordered one, and we will be putting a new practice basket by the parking lot near hole 18. A dedication ceremony for all will be held sometime in September, we will announce the date at a later time.
Donations for the basket purchase can be mailed to the Grand Valley Disc Golf Club, PO Box 2074 • Grand Junction, CO 81502.
Jerry Smith
As club President and as a friend of Doug's, I'd like to say a few words as well. Doug will be extremely missed by our community of disc golfers. You could always count on Doug to help out with a tournament, and for charity events he was a fundraising animal. He was always happy to play a round of golf, always willing to help improve the courses in the valley, always learning and trying to improve, and most of all, out there to have fun. He helped out with tournaments in anyway he could and was always first to volunteer. If you never got to meet Doug or play a round with him, you truly missed out and a great person.
May you have peace Doug, wherever you are.
Joshua Fritz