Douglas L. Fitch

Dougie and I first met and went to church camp (4 years) together in Iowa in the mid 60s and we did have a good time. He came to NW Iowa and visited the farm and I visited him in Des Moines, bought my kids down in the 80s and we went camping together. I was still in the Air Force and we eventually lost touch with he and I both moving around. I was going through my boxes of old photos yesterday and ran across photos of us with Doug on our last visit. I thought I was track him down now...

On behalf of the United States Submarine Veterans (USSVI) and to Theresa, Dawn (ED), Catherine, Chris (Kelly), Brad (Amanda), and all of Doug's family and friends, we offer our sincere condolences in this time of loss and mourning. Our prayer is that God will bless you with peace, comfort you, and heal your broken hearts. We are especially thankful for Doug's service to our country in the U.S. Submarine Service during the Cold War. He left the Navy as a RM3(SS). To our “Brother of the Phin”...

Doug was my very first (best) friend. We were next door neighbors and all my earliest memories have to do with him and his family. Sorry to hear of his passing.

I first met Doug the day before being inducted into the Navy. We were flying to San Diego the next day as part of an all-Iowa Company. Doug was a friendly guy and invited several of us over to his house that day where we played guitar and wrote a song about our upcoming adventure. I ran into him again a year later in San Diego when being stationed on the U.S.S Sperry. I lost touch with him but met a classmate of his sister's at East High and had been asking about. I was sorry to hear of his...

GOOD OLD TIMES IN ROCK & ROLL BANDS, THOSE ARE WHAT MY MEMORIES OF DOUG ARE. GREAT PERFORMER, GREAT FRONT MAN AND ALL HIS TALENT. BLESS YOU ALL!!

Condolences to all of Doug's family and dear friends. I went to tech school with Doug, was his sound and light man for Glider, what a great friend. May he rest in peace.