Douglas Depew Obituary
Born December 16, 1940 in Detroit Michigan, to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Karl & Helen Louise Depew. Doug's older twin brother, Karl, passed a few months later.
Doug worked at Schultz and Burch Biscuit Company until a few days after the birth of his first daughter, Kimberly Renee. Doug had answered a call to be hired at the Santa Fe Railroad. He traveled on those rails for forty years. During this time, Douglas and his second wife, welcomed the birth of daughter, Ginger Annette. Finally, Doug married his ninth wife, Jolene and retired to Navarre, Florida. They joined the "Krew of Jesters " making many friends and sharing the love for trains, vintage cars, music, and cruises, for 17 years until Jolene passed in 2022.
"Time Slips by, Life Moves on, But the Memory of This Santa Fe Legend is Never gone".
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