A friend of Doug's, Julie Ann Grimm, now a journalist in
Santa Fe, informed me today of Doug's passing to the
other side. I didn't know Doug as well as some. Just
wanted to mention though, that he was a blacksmith
student at my forge a number of years ago. He told
me that he was working primarily with wood at that
time. He came to Santa Fe from Drake University
with every intention of directing his attention toward
iron. He has done so in a big way. I followed his career
and was happy when I read of his successes. I saw
Doug and Bonnie at the Seattle ABANA blacksmithing
conference last year and was glad to give him a hug.
ABANA had put up a retrospective exhibition of his
work, and it was worth seeing.
