Douglas Craig Oetting

Doug was such a kind and generous person. Whatever He had He shared and always made You feel welcome. I can still hear his laugh when I think of him. He loved Jill unconditionally, which was such a gift to Jill. I´ll always cherish all the fun He added to My life and many others. He was a true Officer and a Gentleman.

I´m so sorry for your loss. Hope you´re ok. Thinking of you and the great love the two of you shared. Cherish the memories, know you made many great ones. And .....

Ron Powers told me that Doug died. We all knew each other in college where Doug, we never called him that, and Ron were inseparable. We called him Oetts. He was a delight. The obit is wonderfully done, and it sounds like he had -- by all accounts -- a great and exciting life. I am truly pleased for him about that and sad that he is gone. It does not really surprise me that he could land a plane without the engine running, as you described. There was always a part of him that was...

Doug and I were pledge brothers and roommates at the Kappa Sigma house University of Illinois."Bring back Chief Illiniwek"!We all loved the Chief. He spent a summer with me in Streator,I´ll working on an engineering project for one of his classes at U of I designing future plans for my families marina (Starved Rock Marina) on the Illinois River,which I owned and operated for 50 years just recently retired. He was a wonderful,fun loving person and will be missed by everyone but the great...

Sorry for your loss. Doug was such a nice guy & I enjoyed working with him at FAA.

I worked with Doug in Louisville, KY he was a really good person. Doug will be missed. Sorry for your loss, I will keep all of Doug's family in my prayers.

Loving thoughts with beautiful memories to Jill and the family. Sending Big Hugs.

Jill, I am so sorry to hear about Doug. What an amazing obit about an amazing man. Sending hugs and love to you and your family.

I offer you my deepest sympathy! Doug brought joy to us all at the FAA!