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Douglas Gantos

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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L. Douglas Gantos passed away Sunday March 3, 2013 surrounded by family members at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Douglas was known as a women's retail fashion visionary from Grand Rapids, Michigan, born in 1931 to parents Theodore and Haseebie Gantos. Douglas attended Ottawa Hills...

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In Michigan we miss the Gantos stores.

Dear Kathy, My sincere sympathy to you & your family. Working for Douglas at The Corporate Office was such a learning experience. He was quite a complex and interesting man. Loved our time together in NYC. I still have the glass sea shell you bought me at Barney's!

My thoughts and prayers are with the family....I so enjoyed working for Douglas...

Dear Kathy, girls, and Troy
So sorry to hear of Doug's passing. The 7 weeks spent in your home in G.R. were very memorable. Thank you.My prayers are with you all in your sorrow.
In Jesus' Love, Rosemary
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Dear Kathy and Tiffany, Doug will be missed by so many people. I was fortunate to be blessed with his wonderful sense of humor and his graceful manners, and he will forever be ingrained in my memory as one of the best. My prayers to you all.

I spent 14 years of my career with Gantos and it was a great experience. I remember meeting Douglas the first time as he visited my store on a tour of his company. He was a true professional. Charming, positive, and direct. He was so proud of how the store looked and the numbers we were producing. At the time I was the Store Manager and he treated me with such respect and was so enthusiastic that I had a future with the company. I had no idea he followed my progress with the store and a...

Dear Gantos family, I want to extend my sympathy to you all in the loss of Mr. Doug. He was the only employer who believed in me, promoted me, and encouraged me. My Dad wasn't too happy because Doug gave me a promotion that ended my college career, but it was everything I wanted. I have many memories of the brothers, Mr and Mrs G, and especially dear Pat. May you all be comforted by having shared his love and legacy.

I am sorry to hear that Doug passed away. My thoughts are with the entire Gantos family. I have wonderful memories that go back to the days when Doug's parents and my parents would get together.

Chris Yared
Grand Rapids

My deepest sympathy to Kathy and all of the family. Douglas was a real mentor and supporter for me, as well as a dear friend. He will be missed.