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Douglas Case Obituary
Douglas Michael Case
59, Indianapolis, passed away Saturday. Doug was preceded in death by his mother, Rosemary Percifield. He is survived by his wife, Debra Tyte; father, Alvin Case; sister, Donna (Paul) Aust, and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Visitation will be held on Wednesday in Flanner and Buchanan - Washington Park North from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A private graveside service will be held at Washington Park North Cemetery in Kessler Woods.
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Memories and Condolences
for Douglas Case
Cheryl Washer
August 23, 2013
Dear family and friends of Mr. Case:
I only "knew" Mr. Case from his writings as "Doghouse Reily," yet I am saddened that his bright voice and spirit are gone from the internet. His writings were a joy and a smile and a quirk to read about the foibles of this world, and also a warm fellow feeling that another in this world appreciated the work of Raymond Chandler.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Marie Roget
August 20, 2013
Go with the gods.
Or failing that, please go with Chandler as a welcomed friend. You are much missed, Doghouse, much missed.
Kevin McLeod
August 16, 2013
Only knew you from your blog...been looking every day wondering why there were no new entries...just heard the news. i'm heartbroken. You will be missed.
Gib Primeau
August 14, 2013
RIP Doghouse. I will miss reading your work immensely. My condolences to your friends and family and thanks for all the laughs.
Sue Wagman
August 5, 2013
Deb...I am writing this from Bali after reading the obituary online and wanted you to know how much I ache for you from afar. What a guy you were lucky to have and vice versa. And the beautiful tributes from Doug's fans is overwhelmingly awesome. What a testimonial for his huge contribution to humankind. I wrote Gari Williams a note and she said how much she respects you as a teacher and as a person. I second that.
Heart hugZ..want to see you when I return from Bali in September.
Greg Hebel
August 5, 2013
R.I.P. Dog....you had the ascerbic wit of H.L. Menkin, and creative cryptic political/cultural vision a Hunter S. Thompson. You will be sorely missed by your blog readers - but particulary your family and loved ones.
Chris Clarke
August 3, 2013
"Doghouse" was a wonderful writer, a perceptive soul, and a very kind and generous correspondent. My deepest sympathy to those who loved him.
Patty Blake
August 3, 2013
My "olive" cousin. We shared many of them over the years of family get togethers. We'll all remember the family fun we had for so many years.
Steve Murphy
August 2, 2013
You will be missed Douglas aka Doghouse. Missed by many here in Canada and around the world
Alan
August 2, 2013
I enjoyed his writing a lot. Sincere condolences to The Poor Wife. . .
Craig Karpe
August 2, 2013
Another blog fan here. The State of Indiana is a bit smaller without you. I wish peace to you and comfort to your loved ones.
Geoffrey Zoref
August 2, 2013
One of my favorite bloggers. You will be missed. RIP
Rick Kane
August 2, 2013
I enjoyed and learned much from his blogging under "Doghouse Riley." It was one of my daily stops and the world will be poorer for his absence. Please accept my condolences to his family in their time of grief and my gratituded for what he gave us.
August 2, 2013
Miss you, bro
Joseph Peret
August 2, 2013
I am stunned and saddened. Like so many here, I only knew Douglas through the wonderful mind and heart manifest in his writing, which he infused with such humor and humanity that I never missed a word of it. I hope this testament from strangers like me from all over this virtual world will be some small consolation for his wife and family. My sincere condolences for your loss.
Alicia r
August 2, 2013
Family, I knew him only as "Doghouse," the great and always incisive blogger. Your loss is immensely greater, of course, but the entire state has lost one of its geniuses.
Jim Cassidy
August 2, 2013
Umbrage, righteous indignation, and merry skewering will never be the same without this man wielding them. Thank you, Doghouse!
Kevin Wood
August 2, 2013
My sincerest condolences to the family. I hope they know how many people he touched and made to think and laugh through his work on the web. His circle of admirers, friends and occasional adversaries is larger than any of us can know and we will all miss him.
August 2, 2013
His writing under Doghouse Riley, the wit and humanity and decency, helped me through a long illness when recovery was uncertain. I owe him a lot, though we never met.
May whatever tiny solace this brings to his family be a small part of repaying that debt. My deep condolences.
August 1, 2013
I am so sorry for your loss.
Lisa Hobson
Calgary, Alberta
"That's a funny kind of a name."
erlking
August 1, 2013
Sincere condolences to his family and friends. He was a sharp mind and a quick wit and his going impoverishes us all.
Hilary
August 1, 2013
Though I only knew Mr. Case through his blog, I was shocked and saddened to hear of his untimely death. Many condolences to his loved ones and friends, and the world is a little smaller with him gone.
Darren Bedwell
August 1, 2013
I read Mr. Case's writing often, and admired it greatly. I always hoped to meet him in person one day.
David Hertzig
August 1, 2013
Like many here, I visited Bats Left, Throws Right every day, and always found myself laughing at his wit and savoring his prose. What a great loss to the world. My deepest condolences to his family.
Neil
August 1, 2013
Your way with word, and the soul that blazed thorough them will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to your friends and family.
B Suttle
August 1, 2013
Just got the news in London, when Charles Pierce checked in from his vacation to share the news and offer condolences. A nice tribute from great writer to great writer. What a loss. He helped keep us sane in an increasingly insane world.
Al Swearengen
August 1, 2013
Rest in peace, Douglas.
We who delighted in your words over the years will miss and remember you.
Robert Alexander
August 1, 2013
My deepest condolences to his family, and the blogging world. He made me interested in Indiana politics, and made me laugh, grin, gape at his flaying of pompous pundits. Jon Swift Steve Gilliard, there's this guy you gotta meet.. Goodbye, sir...
A reader
August 1, 2013
Heartfelt condolences to Mr. Case's family. Thank you for sharing him with us.
K. Gilbert
August 1, 2013
I, too, was a huge fan of Mr. Case in his blog persona, Doghouse Riley. I want to extend my sympathies to his wife, who he loved so deeply and who he talked about so wonderfully on the blog. I have exchanged comments and jokes and quips with "Dog" so many times, over the last few years I, like so many others, felt I knew him. I was shocked and so very, very, saddened to hear of his death. He will be terribly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife and real life friends. He was a wonderful writer
Ellen Smith
August 1, 2013
I will miss his wit and insight. Reading Doghouse was always a learning experience for me.
Steve Steinberg
August 1, 2013
This is heartbreaking. Doug was an unvarnished original on the internet -- funny, acerbic, erudite, insightful. I came across BLTR about three years ago and there haven't been more than a handful of days since then when I didn't check for a new post, looking forward to laughing, howling, marveling at an exquisitely turned passage. We've lost a treasure, and I extend my most heartfelt sympathies to Debra and the rest of his family.
Magatha
August 1, 2013
I am so sorry to hear this. I and many many other people will miss him. This is so upsetting and disconcerting that I kind of want to go over to read his blog and see what his take on it is. I'll *always* want to know what his take on stuff is. My condolences to everyone.
Serena Assad
August 1, 2013
I had never met Doug personally but we shared a like-mind connected through his blog on the intertubes. His passing is a great loss. My condolences to all.
Robin Stelly
August 1, 2013
My deepest condolences to Mr. Case's family and friends. I knew him through his wonderful writings and found them a frequent source of inspiration and humor. I especially enjoyed his insights on education, his stories about pets and any reference to his poor wife. I will miss him enormously and am grateful to the universe that I was able to know him through his writings.
Mike Fiegenbaum
July 31, 2013
Um, this is a little too much for my mirror, Dog. Even beyond enjoying your terrific prose on all things political, social, and cultural, I always felt a kinship about being the same age (b. 1953) and sharing much of the same cultural/historical experiences--musical and sports heroes in particular. I have this vision of you taking turns in the batting cage with Larry Doby, Richie Ashburn, and Smoky Burgess (Ted Williams went out for a milkshake and will be right back).
Hey! That one's in the gap and is headed for extra bases...
American Heart Association
July 31, 2013
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
Emma Lemley
July 31, 2013
I was a huge fan of Mr. Case's blog -- he was a brilliant, funny, and amazingly talented writer. The internet will be a darker dungeon without him, and national politics an even more insufferable topic. I cannot imagine his family's grief. My condolences to anyone lucky enough to have known him personally. I'm sorry.
Caroline Abbott
July 31, 2013
He brightened the darkness with wit and intelligence, and found gentle ways to soften cruelty.
My condolences to all whom he carried close. Peace in your hearts; love in your memories.
Mary Ellen Sandahl
July 31, 2013
I am very, very sorry to hear this. I knew Mr. Case as "Doghouse Riley", and checked his blog every day. What a gift for words, what a feeling for the potential in people that gets sidetracked and stifled by the ignorance, venality, fear -- the failings that got the wicked, funny, ironic side of his tongue, and rightly so! We'll all be missing him for a long time.
Steve Murdock
July 31, 2013
I will never, ever take good writing for granted again... there is no substitute for his wit and his lapidary style.
Sharon Crawford
July 31, 2013
I am shocked and saddened.I only knew "Doghouse" and will sorely miss his intemperate and hilarious rants about politics and his inciteful [sic] analysis. It's a colder world.
Tracy Mohr
July 31, 2013
I only knew Mr. Case as Doghouse Riley, but I always looked forward to reading his wit and brilliance. My condolences to his wife and family.
Eugene Murphy
July 31, 2013
So sad. So young. So talented.
chris edmonds
July 31, 2013
I will miss reading Doghouse Riley's blog--what a wonderful voice and wit he had. So sorry to hear of his family's loss.
Anne Marie Wissman
July 31, 2013
As another long-time reader of Mr. Case's incisive and entertaining internet commentary, I wish all the best to his family, and am grateful that he chose to spend so much of his time sharing his wit and wisdom with the world.
Shaun Dudley
July 31, 2013
Give 'em hell, Doghouse. Don't be any easier on the fools on that side than you were on the ones in this one.
Miss you already, Sir.
Dave Rintoul
July 31, 2013
As a fellow progressive, and an appreciator of the finely-tuned polemic, I am greatly saddened to hear this news. Please know that Doug's writings made many friends for him in the net community.
Suezboo
July 31, 2013
I have enjoyed "Doghouse"'s work on the Internet for many years. He was a passionate, insightful and masterly writer who will be sadly missed.
My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Joy Jacques
July 31, 2013
My condolences to all his friends and family. His wonderful writing and online presence will be missed.
Diana Waggoner
July 31, 2013
So sorry to hear of his passing. He really was one of the brightest lights on the Internet. My deepest condolences.
Mikki Chandler
July 31, 2013
Please accept my sincere condolences. I, too, only knew Mr. Case through his writing, which I enjoyed greatly.
Ken Moir
July 31, 2013
Wishing Doug's family & friends peace and strength. His "Bats Left/Throws Right" blog contained some of the finest, most passionate writing I ever had the pleasure to read, and he'll be dearly missed. Thank you, "Doghouse Riley."
Jeff Christensen
July 31, 2013
In the vast universe of the internet it takes something very special to stand out. I only knew him as Doghouse Riley, but reading and commenting on his blog made it feel like he was a friend. His humor, insights, and writing style had me checking his blog every day hoping he had posted something new. My condolences to his friends and family. He will be greatly missed.
Whet Moser
July 31, 2013
I'm a longtime reader who new Mr. Case as Doghouse Riley. "Bats Left, Throws Right" brought me a lot of joy, and I will miss his writing dearly.
Dan Pepper
July 31, 2013
My sincerest condolences to Douglas Case's friends and family. I didn't know him, but I knew his internet persona and was always happy to read his comments where I saw them. He could be counted on to always be wittier and classier than most online and he'll be missed there, too.
Jane (evodevo) Hay
July 31, 2013
Very sorry to hear of his passing. I will miss Doug for his wit, writing skills and brilliant blogging. Sympathies to his family.
Daniel Adams
July 31, 2013
I knew Doug only through his posts on his blog, but as with many others enjoyed his writing greatly. Condolences to all his friends and family.
Doug Masson
July 31, 2013
I knew Doug as "Doghouse Riley" and he was one of the finest writers I have had the pleasure to read. This is quite a loss for the Indiana blogosphere. He will be missed.
John Ferguson
July 31, 2013
I read 'Bats Left, Throws Right' for years and with great joy. Thank you, Doghouse Riley.
Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.
July 31, 2013
My sadness knows no boundaries...but the thought of you having a spirited back-and-forth with The Person in Charge in The Great Beyond does give me some joy. Rest in peace, my friend.
Doug Spirduso
July 30, 2013
As a constant reader of his blog, I will miss Doug's words, insight, humor, and perspective. My sympathies to his wife, family, and friends.
Belinda Burke
July 30, 2013
Al,
I was deeply saddened to learn of your son's passing. You and your family are in my prayers at this difficult time. May God wrap his loving arms around all of you at this time and the days ahead. God bless all of you.
Janet Self
July 30, 2013
I will miss you, "little" cousin...remembering the holidays, babysitting (one time only), and all of the wonderful memories our families shared together.
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