Raconteur. Artist. Handball player. Animal rescuer. Born July 30, 1937, in Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal; died March 12, 2023, in Lachine, Montreal, following a long, debilitating illness; aged 85
Hilarious, introverted and brilliant, Douglas James Crosbie was a teenager in the 1950s. One night, in defiance of Montreal’s puritanical ban on performances by Elvis Presley, he set off with friends in a fall-apart car to see the singer perform in Ottawa. He would always love the music of his era and his favourite song wasDouglas was shy and audacious, and had a bear’s sweet tooth.
Doug ran wild with his work colleagues: His best friend, Dean Davis, still boasts about how his tough-guy pal had a frightful motorcycle accident, but still worked and passed his CPA exams while recovering. Doug’s large hands bore the ridges and masses of long-ago broken bones: There were the scars of his devotion to handball, a game he excelled at.
Doug became an international tax accountant who, when he retired, moved to South America with Heather, where he found the peace and quiet he always demanded for his birthday present.He broke this peace happily and often with loud backgammon games with his kids: Lynn and James and Mary; with multiple viewings ofHe was a strong and powerful man whose heart ached for little creatures. He was forever rescuing and befriending birds and cats and dogs, most of whom he called Buddy.
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