Douglas Ray McCutchen

Kathy,
You and Doug were very dear friends when I was a young newly wed back at Texas A & I. I was thrilled when my boy David got to play under Doug later at Midland High School. I pray for you, Chad and Shae and I am so sorry for your loss. Doug is now a big Star on Gods' Home Team.
Clyde

Kathy, Chad, Shae and the entire McCuthen family; There are,absolutely, no words to describe how heavy hearted this tragedy has left us. From the Bronte Elementary School dusty playground days; thru the Red Raider years, to the influencial SAISD Athletic Directorship, Doug McCutchen, our hero, our pride and joy, #44, an icon will never be forgotten! We are praying for you and your families daily. Proverbs 3:5-10
Life long family friends and classmate.
Norma Pruitt Allbright BHS Class of 1970
Noah Pruitt, JR. Bronte Postmaster 1957-1986..........Bronte, Texas.......Bronte Longhorns!!
Revelation Chapter 21.

Mrs. McCutchen and family,
I am thinking of you and your family during this difficult time. Doug was a special person. I was lucky to have been able to work with him for 8 years. He was always there to support me and give me good advice. It was a priviledge to work for such a fine man. You should be very proud in knowing that he had so many people who loved and respected him for who he was and what he did. I will keep you in my prayers.

Kathy, Chad and Shae - there are no words that can provide the comfort or answers that I'm sure you seek. Doug was special! I consider it a privilege to have been able to be a student, colleague and friend of his. He was so supportive and genuine. He could be fierce and intimidating, but only when he had to be. Every time I talked to him he would go on and on about his family and how proud he was of the boys and their paths in life. Some special memories for me would include being the mascot, coaching softball under him, and definitely the halloweens that we'd bring the girls over.
I know your hearts are aching and I pray that as the days come and go, you will be able to find a little more peace than the day before. Be confident that you are in the prayers of many!
The service was beautiful and such a great tribute to a wonderful man that touched all those he came in contact with!!!
May God continue to give you strength in the days, weeks and months to come!!!

Much Love - Faye Daugherty Wallace (JD)

Kathy

Kathy, I can't tell of the surprise and shock when Larry called and told me about Doug. God has a plan, but sometimes we struggle to understand it. Please know that Jody and I will keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers.

Kathy, I just heard about Doug. I am sorry for you and the boys and this great lost. Doug was a great guy.You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Brenda VanWinkle

Kathy, so sorry to hear of your loss. Coach McCutchen was one of my favorite teachers at CHS (as were you with TexAnns) and I was so excited when you two married. Will keep you and your childen in my prayers.

Kathy,
I was so stunned and sorry to hear of Doug's passing. He was such a joy to work with. I will always remember the fun times we had when you were in Duncanville. Please know that you, Chad and Shae are in my thoughts and prayers now and in the days to come.

To Kathy & The McCutchen Family,
I was saddened to hear the news of Coach's passing. Truly an example to follow for all that aspire to be coaches. A very good family man, who loved his wife and two boys unconditionally. Kathy, you and the boys are in our prayers. God Bless,

Coach Don Johnson- Head Boys Basketball Coach Montgomery High School
Montgomery, Texas 77356

Kathy,

I learned of you loss this morning. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you, Chad & Shae. What an extraordinary Husband, Father, Coach, and person. My deepest sympathy to you. Love, Helen Rexroat

I was honored to be coached by Doug McCutchen at Midland High School in the mid-80's.
What a fine man and a wonderful example he was for all of us young men at MHS. He surrounded himself with a great supporting cast: Coaches Corley, Hagins,Quizenberry,Manship,Williams,Woods, Patterson, & Doc Dodson. All of them led by example, especially Doug.
I am thankful to the great I AM for having Coach McCutchen cross paths with me at such a transitional time in my life.He truly was an example in my life in ways he probably never knew.
Gods Blessings to Kathy, Chad, and Shae. I am so sorry for your loss of Doug. My heart is with you and trust that your names will be offered up in my admonitions to God for peace and comfort.

He was one of the very few coaches I had in my athletic career, whom I truly respected then, AND looking back. Many of them I respected at the time because they were authority figures. But most of those I do not respect looking back at the dysfunctional manners which they had. Doug held you accountable, complimented your good traits, and encouraged them by a sincere care for each of us which permeated his spirit and that of those whom he engaged. Carl Strain, San Angelo Texas (Central High graduate 1976)

Kathy-
I am so sorry for your loss of Doug. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Lisa Shockley
Spring, TX

To the McCutchen family my heart, thoughts and prayers goes out to you during this rough time. God has truly gained an Angel. 2 Corinthians 5:8 tell us, we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. God never makes a mistake, he will never put more on you than you can bear. I was a player of Coach McCutchen and a student of Mrs. McCutchen. Coach made me the man I am today I have so many great memories of Coach he was an amazing man. Continue to keep your heads up May God Bless you all during this time.

~Roddrick Watkins a.k.a. Re-Run~

To the McCutchen family my heart, thoughts and prayers goes out to you during this rough time. God has truly gained an Angel. 2 Corinthians 5:8 tell us, we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. God never makes a mistake, he will never put more on you than you can bear. I was a player of Coach McCutchen and a student of Mrs. McCutchen. Coach made me the man I am today I have so many great memories of Coach he was an amazing man. Continue to keep your heads up May God Bless you all during this time.

~Roddrick Watkins AKA Re-Run~ Tascosa High School

My prayers and thoughts are with the McCutchen Family. I was fortunate to be coached by Coach McCutchen on the '76 Bobcat team. He will be missed, but not forgotten.

My deepest sympathies to Doug's family. He was my first friend when we were both 4 years old.. we played up and down the dried up creeks of Bronte, we both were on the Little League Giants, and we spent many summers having fun, tanned to the max by an unforgiving sun.. He'll always live in my memories as a pal.

Kathy and Boys, please accept my heartfelt sympathy with Doug's passing. He was more than a Coach to those of us who played for him as Bobcats. While we have lost a true Gentleman, we were blessed to have him touch our lives. Godspeed.

MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY

May the grace of God shine on Doug, Kathy, and you his family. It was an honor to have known him. I always enjoyed our coversations concerning football and athletics, one "old school coach to another!" Few have had the ability to leave their mark on the history of Texas high school athletics as he did. What a blessing to have been a friend!

Kathy, Chad and Shae and the extended McCutcheon Family.
Coach Evans and I extend our sincerest sympathies to you on the
death of your Husband and Father. We were at Texas Tech 1970 to
1975 and remember Doug well from his time as a player at the Univ.
Also, we know that he had a wonderful career in coaching and as an
AD and a mentor to many young men. May he rest in peace and may
Perpetual Light shine upon him. May our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ bless each of you with wonderful memories and peaceful
hearts. May the prayers of your friends and the strengh of your faith
be the wings that will lift you up. With our prayers and love, Coach
Dale M. Evans and Joann Evans

He was just a pup when I started covering him while at the Texas Tech University Daily Newspaper. Later we continued while I was at Ch. 11 in Lubbock. The next three decades it was my honor to feature him and his teams on such shows as "Friday Night Heroes." But the special memories came from all the fieldhouse laughter and great stories we all shared. We both commented that we felt we were getting a great ride in life while coaching and broadcasting-things we would have both done for free. Doug was a treasure in my life and I told him many times that I loved him and was honored to have him as my friend. Get em son.

Please accept our heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts are with your family during this difficult time.

I have many fond memories of Coach McCutchen back in the day at Central High School. He was an outstanding person & coach. He will be dearly missed by all who were touched by his wisdom. Mickey Abbott (SA Central Bobcat '74-'76)

Your family is in our prayers as you deal with the loss of your husband and father. He was my coach at Central and later hired our son to coach at Lake View High School. He will be missed by so many. Clay and Cathy Hubbard

We were blessed with Doug in God's earthly realm. Now Heaven has a God-broke-the-mold-when-He-made-him angel.

Kathy, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Doug was both a good friend to us and a coach to Michael.

I am so sorry to hear about Coach McCutchen passing. I was blessed to be one of the athletes he coached at Texas A&I. What a wonderful influence he had on my life. I am a better person for having the chance of knowing him!

Coach McCutchen was a positive force in the lives of the Tascosa Rebels that played under him. The young men played and won because he was an inspiration and a good man. As parents, we were thankful for his leadership and friendship. Blessings for his family and many friends. Our family is proud to have known him. Our son, Richard, has many great memories of those days... and so do we. Julie and Dale Harris

Doug was not olny a great inspiration to my coaching career, but was a great role model for me as a husband and a father. It was a great honor to have worked with him and call him a friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with Kathy and the boys. Randy and Laura Quisenberry (Spring Branch, TX)

I worked at Midland High School when Doug was the coach. I respected his integrity not only with his players and coaches, but with everyone he was around. He left footprints of goodness and kindness in Midland. I am deeply sorry for your loss. May God in His infinite wisdom cover you with peace and love, holding you in the palm of his hand for as long as you need.
Frances and Jim Smith (Midland)

To have known and worked with Doug was an honor and a privilege. Doug was a genuine person, full of life. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. May God bless and keep you during these difficult times.

Doug was my coach at Duncanville. I have the upmost respect for the way he carried himself on and off the field. I was just a young highschooler at the time, its amazing the influence that he had on me in such a short time. I am very thankful to have been influenced by Mr. and Mrs. McCutchen. What a wonderful christian family. My deepest sympathy and prayers go out to Kathy and there two sons. May God strengthen your family through this most difficult time.

Kathy,
I am honored to say that Doug gave me first job in Liberty after I had graduated from college. He was first-class in every possible way. I am very sorry for your loss and want you to know that you and your family are in my thoughts.

I played for Coach McCutchen in 1994. He was an amazing coach and most importantly a fantastic christian man. My prayers go out to his family.

I did not know Mr. Mccutchen personally but everytime he called our office, I work for the Athletic Office for Lubbock ISD - he always made time to ask how I was doing. We mainly talked about the weather. I would let him know how bad we had and tell him I just wanted to warn him about it. Nevertheless, he always made me feel comfortable talking to him. I will miss our little conversations, his wishes to have a great day and his voice! To the his family I will keep you in my prayers!

Kathy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your boys. I am so sorry for your loss.

All Javelinas were saddened to hear of the passing of Doug. Everyone who knew him during his coaching tenure with the Javelinas considered him a good friend and enjoyed keeping up with his successes after leaving Texas A&I. All of us have his family in their thoughts and prayers.

Kathy,
My heart breaks for you and the kids. I pray for God's peace and healing in the days and month's ahead. I know Doug is in God's hands and having a family reunion in heaven.
I am so deeply sorry for your devastating loss. Doug was an honorable man that left a legacy of leadership, integrity and love and touched the lives of so many.

Hugs and blessings,
Gayle Caperton Smith

I played for Coach McCutchen at Central High under Smitty Hill and later coached under him at Midland in 1985-1986. My condolences to Mrs. McCutchen and family. God bless.

Beaumont West Brook High School

Kathy, Chad and Shane,
Words are so tough for us to express. Your family has our deepest sorrow and sympathy. You guys left Amarillo and Tascosa High School with so many pleasant memories and touched so many lives. What fun we had not only playing football together but all the Air War fund raisers and joint efforts to build up our athletic program at THS. Doug was always so supportive and without his positive influence and experience we could not have achieved what we did. Please know that our prayers are with you and your family.

Much Love,

Donna and Mike Bruegel
Michael Bruegel
Whitney Bruegel Russell

Our son, Al Celaya Jr., was a Bobcat in 1975 when Coach McCutchen was an assistant at Central H.S. Al played for the championship Angelo State football teams in 77, 78, 79 and 80. Al coached for Coach McCutchen in Midland in the late 70's and kept in touch with him all these years. He admired and thought the world of the coach. Coach McCutchen as always had a warm greeting when he saw my wife and I, and always inquired about Al and his career in coaching. Our very sincere condolences to Kathy and all the family. San Angelo has lost a great person, he will be missed.

From afar, we have followed and admired Doug's successful life and accomplishments. Since the days of our youth in Bronte, our families were directly & indirectly connected. Because of our common love in Christ Jesus, we now join you in prayer, claiming God's mercy and grace for you and yours in the days ahead.
Jean (Moore) & Lee Mullican (Oklahoma City, OK)

Well done, good and faithful servant.

May God give your family the comfort, strength and peace in your time of sorrow. I was blessed to have known both Doug and Kathy. Psalms 121.

I worked at the Admin Building with Doug. He always had a smile and a warm greeting for me. Such a gentleman. My prayers are with his wife and sons. May God hold you all in his loving arms through this time.

Kathy, it's true the school district and city have suffered a great loss, but we know your personal loss is greatest from your life partner. We pray God's hand as you deal with this each day. Sincerely,Chuck & Anne Smith

What a priviledge it was to work with Doug! He was such a funny yet caring man who never had an unkind word for anyone. I often told him he should have been a preacher or a singer with his rich voice which will forever resonate in my mind. My heartfelt condolences go out to Kathy and all of his family as I know he will be deeply missed by all. Rest in Peace Doug and know that you were a great man!

May God comfort and bless you at this time - II Corinthians 5: 8
Our Prayers are with you !!
N. Dean and Sharon Scott - Stephenville, Texas

Although we did not know Doug personally we have come to love your son Chad. As we sat and talked with Chad and Peggy on Tuesday night it was evident what a great man Doug was. He has left a great legacy behind and what wonderful thing for a son to say "I had the best dad in the world". Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you today and for the weeks and months to come.

Roger and Mary Cole (Peggy's family)

Coach McCutchen was a wonderful man and it was an honor to have played football for him. He taught us the game of football, but most imortantly he taught us to be men with intergity. My thoughts and prayers go out to Kathy and his children. He was a great man and will be missed greatly.

Robert Wilson
Midland High School
Class of 1989

I worked with Doug at Midland High and can honestly say that he was one of the nicest, most honest men I have ever known. He put his family first, then the kids, then his staff, and then everything else fell in place.I will miss him and feel the loss of a good friend. God bless Kathy and the boys. You are in our prayers. Tim & Perrie Whalen.

I am saddened to learn of Doug's sudden passing. I knew Doug at Tech, I was one of the football managers. I always thought of Doug as "a gentle bull".He was the nicest guys in the world until he had a football in his hand and needed to run with it. My deep condolences to his family and friends and Davis Corley, his long time friend. He will be missed but not forgotten.

Many thoughts and prayers sent to the family of this very kind man. What a pleasure to have known Doug for a brief time. He will be missed more than words could say. God Bless

Doug will be terribly missed by all the people from the Administration Building, we saw him everyday, with a smile on his face. He was a very happy person. A very plesant person to talk to. He was an inspiration to all of us. Rest in peace Doug. Tons of prayers for the family. God Bless you all.

Our hearts go out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

It is an honor for me to say that I knew Doug and went to school with Doug at Bronte. He was a fine person, and I know that anyone who knew him will say the same. I'm sure that he enriched the lives of many young people during his coaching career. My heart goes out to his family during this time.

I wish to extend my deepest and sincerest sympathy to you and your family--such a tragedy and loss of a special life. May you find peace through prayer, comfort in knowing friends care for you, and joy in all his wonderful memories.
Sincerely, Joyce Garvin (Waco)

I played for Coach McCuthen. He was a positive influence on us all. He will be remembered great mentor, but a greater person. He will be missed by all

From the burnt orange side of the stadium, I got to see Doug do his backfield dance when I was in school at the University of Texas! His successes as a player and coach are certainly impressive, but it appears that his greatest impact came later ... working with young folks across Texas. I think God probably has a "special duty" roster for folks like Doug. After learning more about him, I sure wish I had known him! In this time of sorrow, may God bless ya and keep ya.