Early Life: Doug was born on April 16, 1940, in Spanish Fork, Utah. He graduated from Springville High School in 1958.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: He served an LDS mission in the Montana Billings Mission, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Accounting. He spent his career in hospital administration working in hospitals in California, Oregon and Wyoming. Doug loved what he did and was very successful. Doug was a truly special person who went out of his way to make everyone he met a new friend. His positive demeanor and terrific sense of humor were always at the ready, and his presence will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Doug had many hobbies that he enjoyed to the fullest: oil painting, bowling, golf, and his true passion, fishing. He liked nothing more than being on the river with his fly rod. Whatever Doug was doing, he did it with an enthusiasm and dedication that inspired many. John Douglas Bird, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away July 28, 2015, at his home surrounded by family due to complications of diabetes. He was 75 years of age.
Survived By: His wife of 51 years, Naomi; sons: Jason (Susanna) Bird, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Kendall (Wendy) Bird, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Stewart (Cami) Bird, Springville, Utah; and daughter, Adrianne (Brett) Miller, Springville, Utah; grandchildren: Abigail, Edward, Eliza, Willett, Eva, Emerson, Audrey, George, Lewis, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Nickolas; sisters: Barbara, Brenda, Mary Ann; and brothers, Blake and Eric.
Preceded In Death By: His parents, Lewis and Eileen; and his brothers: Glenn and Jim.
Services: Harvest Park LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Legacy Funerals
Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, UT | 30 July 2015
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: He served an LDS mission in the Montana Billings Mission, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Accounting. He spent his career in hospital administration working in hospitals in California, Oregon and Wyoming. Doug loved what he did and was very successful. Doug was a truly special person who went out of his way to make everyone he met a new friend. His positive demeanor and terrific sense of humor were always at the ready, and his presence will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Doug had many hobbies that he enjoyed to the fullest: oil painting, bowling, golf, and his true passion, fishing. He liked nothing more than being on the river with his fly rod. Whatever Doug was doing, he did it with an enthusiasm and dedication that inspired many. John Douglas Bird, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away July 28, 2015, at his home surrounded by family due to complications of diabetes. He was 75 years of age.
Survived By: His wife of 51 years, Naomi; sons: Jason (Susanna) Bird, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Kendall (Wendy) Bird, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Stewart (Cami) Bird, Springville, Utah; and daughter, Adrianne (Brett) Miller, Springville, Utah; grandchildren: Abigail, Edward, Eliza, Willett, Eva, Emerson, Audrey, George, Lewis, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Nickolas; sisters: Barbara, Brenda, Mary Ann; and brothers, Blake and Eric.
Preceded In Death By: His parents, Lewis and Eileen; and his brothers: Glenn and Jim.
Services: Harvest Park LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Legacy Funerals
Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, UT | 30 July 2015
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Early Life: Doug was born on April 16, 1940, in Spanish Fork, Utah. He graduated from Springville High School in 1958.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: He served an LDS mission in the Montana Billings Mission, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Accounting. He spent his career in hospital administration working in hospitals in California, Oregon and Wyoming. Doug loved what he did and was very successful. Doug was a truly special person who went out of his way to make everyone he met a new friend. His positive demeanor and terrific sense of humor were always at the ready, and his presence will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Doug had many hobbies that he enjoyed to the fullest: oil painting, bowling, golf, and his true passion, fishing. He liked nothing more than being on the river with his fly rod. Whatever Doug was doing, he did it with an enthusiasm and dedication that inspired many. John Douglas Bird, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away July 28, 2015, at his home surrounded by family due to complications of diabetes. He was 75 years of age.
Survived By: His wife of 51 years, Naomi; sons: Jason (Susanna) Bird, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Kendall (Wendy) Bird, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Stewart (Cami) Bird, Springville, Utah; and daughter, Adrianne (Brett) Miller, Springville, Utah; grandchildren: Abigail, Edward, Eliza, Willett, Eva, Emerson, Audrey, George, Lewis, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Nickolas; sisters: Barbara, Brenda, Mary Ann; and brothers, Blake and Eric.
Preceded In Death By: His parents, Lewis and Eileen; and his brothers: Glenn and Jim.
Services: Harvest Park LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Legacy Funerals
Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, UT | 30 July 2015
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: He served an LDS mission in the Montana Billings Mission, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Accounting. He spent his career in hospital administration working in hospitals in California, Oregon and Wyoming. Doug loved what he did and was very successful. Doug was a truly special person who went out of his way to make everyone he met a new friend. His positive demeanor and terrific sense of humor were always at the ready, and his presence will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Doug had many hobbies that he enjoyed to the fullest: oil painting, bowling, golf, and his true passion, fishing. He liked nothing more than being on the river with his fly rod. Whatever Doug was doing, he did it with an enthusiasm and dedication that inspired many. John Douglas Bird, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away July 28, 2015, at his home surrounded by family due to complications of diabetes. He was 75 years of age.
Survived By: His wife of 51 years, Naomi; sons: Jason (Susanna) Bird, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Kendall (Wendy) Bird, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Stewart (Cami) Bird, Springville, Utah; and daughter, Adrianne (Brett) Miller, Springville, Utah; grandchildren: Abigail, Edward, Eliza, Willett, Eva, Emerson, Audrey, George, Lewis, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Nickolas; sisters: Barbara, Brenda, Mary Ann; and brothers, Blake and Eric.
Preceded In Death By: His parents, Lewis and Eileen; and his brothers: Glenn and Jim.
Services: Harvest Park LDS Chapel
Mortuary: Legacy Funerals
Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, UT | 30 July 2015
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
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