Hi Happy Campers. We lost another good one over the weekend. Doug Rogers left us over the weekend, and while we are saddened by his loss, his pain is over and hopefully where he is now there is lots of sunshine!
Doug was the morning host of Frog Country and then WTCH Radio in Clintonville where I was born and raised. Well before Happy Camp I listened to Doug and he brought many laughs and smiles to our faces. As with far too many these days, Doug was taken way too soon and will not be forgotten.
How could we forget one whom yelled HOLY COW when Happy Camp Bear Hunt was trying to solve trivia and phoned in many times. As luck would have it we finally did win and wouldn’t you know it, we won a Gift certificate to the Hungry Bear Restaurant!!
We tried so hard to fill the void after your chats with the Memory mall in Nichols from Happy Camp, but luck was not in the cards for this to happen.
Many mornings everything would stop while Doug was on the air. Usually it would start at 7 am with the news then Trivia. Later, out in North Dakota, Doug woke me everyday as Alexa chimes in at 6 am with WTCH. Although each day still I am woke with WTCH, it is nor will it ever be the same without you Doug!
So Doug, from Frog Country and his move to WTCH, Morning Trivia, you calling a ballgame or so much more, you always brought a smile to my face and later to the faces of the Happy Camp Crew. I remember a whole host of folks sipping coffee as we tried to get Trivia correct.
Thank you so much for that, your laughs, smiles and wit were second to none!
I believe we become who we are by some of the lives of others that touch us. You, my friend, have touched us and all are better for knowing you, and until we meet again, God’s speed.
I heard earlier today that God had built this huge hotel and how your room is full Doug, but perhaps down the hall you see Dad, Mike, Grandma’s and Grandpa’s, Tom, Shadow, Buster and all the family, friends, pawed and hooved friends who have gone before. please leave the light on for us to share a laugh at a later date!
With that said Happy Campers, it is time to go to the wilderness in Northern North Dakota with my right hand girl Miss Magoo to look for peace and sanity in this insanity. Take care and keep in touch.