BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260723T213618Z UID:244-1593210@gracehere.org DTSTART:20260912T180000Z DTEND:20260912T190000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260721T141631 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nDoug Burns\n1944 – 2026\n\nDouglas Clyde Burns\, 82\, of Bainbridge Island\, passed away peacefully on June 12\, 2026. \nB orn on March 19\, 1944\, and raised in Portland\, Oregon\, Doug was the so n of Jake McCall Burns and Rosemary Frances (Snyder) Burns. He married Sus an Lonigan in Eugene\, Oregon\, and together they shared 59 years of marri age. \nDoug graduated in 1967 from the University of Oregon in Geology. A fter years as an Engineering Geologist\, he returned to the UO for degrees in Biology and an MS in Biochemistry in 1975. While there\, he TA’d sev eral labs in the Biology Department &\; umpired Pac 8 baseball. He rema ined an Oregon Duck fan for life. \nHired by Upjohn Pharmaceuticals upon graduation\, he moved to Medford\, Oregon\; then in 1979 to Bainbridge Isl and as their Hospital Rep for Washington State. At the young age of 44\, h is career was abruptly interrupted by Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome. He wa s given only one hope by the UW Medical School – to receive an experimen tal implantable defibrillator newly invented by Eli Lilly – which he agr eed to do. Since he was not allowed to drive during convalescence for over a year\, he became a consultant with Bio-Techs within walking distance of the Seattle ferry. He started a lifelong career designing/building Bio-Te ch research clean room facilities and/or vivaria for the new Immunex plant and ICOS in Bothell and consulted many others. A former motorcycle racer\ , he enjoyed commuting by motorcycle to Bothell. \nDoug loved being surro unded by his large family. The best fan at his kids’ events and all Seat tle teams\, especially the M’s\, he coached and umpired whenever possibl e. He enjoyed playing bridge\, community activities\, and lit up when peop le walked in the room. He enjoyed golfing\, fishing\, skiing\, and all sun ny vacations with family and friends. He adored his grandchildren and alwa ys gave thanks for having received the lifesaving procedure that is now in common practice today. \nHe is survived by his wife\, Susie\, of Bainbri dge Island\; daughter Deborah (Craig McMullen) of San Francisco\; sons\, J acob (Cat) of Seattle\, and Jesse (Heather) of Bainbridge Island\; and six beloved grandchildren\, Madison (Joel Smith)\, McCall &\; Mollie\, May a\, Bergen and Asa Burns. He was preceded in death in April by his eldest son\, Douglas McCall Burns (Stacy) of Redmond. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T141631 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Doug Burns Memorial Service URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.gracehere.org/events/doug-burns-memorial-service/ 2026-09-12 ATTACH;FILENAME=Doug-Burns-Square.jpg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dq5pwpg1q8 ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/07/21/21/15/32/0112d570-4023-4e2a-a3cf-0ae65c6f96c 0/Doug-Burns-Square.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR