Doug Kern (Deceased), Lincoln, NE Nebraska

Residing In:	Lincoln, NE USA

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Dennis Taylor has left an In Memory comment for Doug Kern.

Dec 31, 2016 at 4:33 PM

Anything I can say about Doug as a lifelong friend seems nowhere good enough. He was truly a unique soul in the Universe and a perfect example of what every human being should strive to be. A friend to all he knew and those he had not yet met. A loving, compassionate friend, in the very truest sense of those words. There can be no one who could take his place in this life. We must all think of Doug and strive to carry on his legacy, which is beyod scope. Goodbye, my friend. You will never be forgotten.

with Love,

Dennis

Tim Wentz

Tim Wentz has left an In Memory comment for Doug Kern.

Dec 30, 2016 at 4:33 PM

I first met Doug Kern at Irving Junior High. Almost immediately he and I developed a close friendship that lasts until today. I am a bit tardy in posting my remembrances of Doug, but his passing was such a shock that I couldn’t bring myself to write anything. I miss him terribly.

There is much to miss about Doug. His lightening quick and very dry wit is high on my long list, as is his extremely high intellect and tenacity for life. In reading some of the current events of the day recently I couldn’t help but find myself thinking “I’ll give Doug a call. I bet he will have a pithy comment on that.” Alas, I will have no more opportunities to hear those unique assessments and his rich laugh.

We started playing pitch at Irving and we continued that up through the death of another close friend and pitch partner, Ross Tegeler in 2001. The following is one of my favorite pictures of all time with the Ross, Doug, Steve Haack and myself enjoying another rollicking pitch game in 1994.