John Douglas Maxwell, Jr.

I was at school with Dougie at Friends Academy and Greenvale. We lived in the same street in Glen Head and our parents were great friends. He was always a very kind friend. My last memory of him was when I and my husband to be visited him and Hanne in December 1969. It was a very sad time for me and my family and that evening Dougie succeeded in making us all laugh. We wound up marching around his living room like toy soldiers to the strains of Elgar´s Pomp and Circumstance. I am listening to it now.

A softspoken wonderful person who truly defines the word; "friend".
We always enjoyed being with Doug and Hanne.
Doug was a master at telling a joke; his delivery was always subtle but on point: I particulary remember a classic Doug joke that ended with " Not so fast Hanratty"...Laughter follwed! We who were his friends ,who knew this punchline , would nonetheless ask Doug to repeat this story at several dinner parties just for his inimitable manner in telling it. We will miss him very much but we were so fortunate to have called him "friend". Dari and Steve

Dear Maxwell Family:

I used to work with Doug for several years in the same office at SUNY Downstate, in the early years of NIRx. I have very fond memories of Doug helping out with just about everything; doing the company finances (of course), teaching us how to run an inventory, even helping with packing and shipping (as evidenced below), and attending trade shows. He would boost my morale and calmed the waves when emotions and frustrations ran high in the early days of the startup.

I would never have heard of court-tennis if it hadn't been for Doug. He also directed me towards the finer menu items at our frequent lunches in the SUNY cafeteria ('they have very good soup') and introduced me to the quality of the sweaters from Costco. And, he would always talk about his family.

I will always remember Doug as an astute businessman, a mentor, and as deeply devoted to his family.

Chris Schmitz