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- The Daily News
Ocober 22, 2012
James Douglas Casey, 85, of Longview passed away Oct. 17, 2012, at St. John Medical Center.
Doug was comforted by the presence of his children and wife of 61 years, Margret Casey. He recited Psalms 23 just before he left this earth. While we are comforted that he doesn't have to battle pain anymore, we are saddened because Doug was so engaging and impactful in his relationships as a husband, father, brother, grandpa, uncle, teacher, and friend to countless people. Our hope rests in our Lord Jesus and that Doug is worshipping Him with the other saints in Heaven.
Doug Casey was born July 19, 1927, in Coeur d'Alene Idaho, to James and Vera Casey. Doug was raised in the Coeur d'Alene area with his two sisters, Morva and Meeka. He lost his left arm in a machinery accident when he was five years old. While this physical trait was an easy way to describe him to others, one only had to know him for a short while before you forgot that he only had one hand. He never counted it as a handicap and he never let it slow him down. Doug earned his degree in education from Eastern Washington University.
While at college he married his wife of 61 years, Margret Alice VanHardenberg and together they raised four children, James, Robert, Michele and Michael.
Doug enjoyed learning and people, which made him a passionate teacher for many years starting in Coeur d'Alene, then moving to Klickitat, Wash., Hunters, Wash., Carrolls and then spending most of his time at Ridgefield elementary. Usually known as the "strict" teacher, his care for his students shone through with his active teaching and praise for kids. Doug taught and reflected the values of respecting others and using your talents, whatever they may be, to their fullest. His teaching wasn't limited to the classroom. He spent a lot of his time taking his grandkids on "fieldtrips" from climbing Mount Adams to camping at the Cispus River. There were some who experienced his "Double-reversing Bean Squeeze." Surely there are hundreds of people who were positively impacted for having Doug as a teacher and/or coach.
Doug's summer job with the Forest Service allowed the family to return to Coeur d'Alene each summer. Retirement left Doug time to pursue his hobbies. Some of his favorites were creating sawdust in his shop and tending to his vegetable garden. Known for his ability to talk, anyone who met him came away hearing at least one of his stories peppered with his Irish gift of embellishment. We will all miss his offerings of carrots and corn and hearing one of his many stories, jokes, or insights to history.
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1927 - 2012 (85 years)
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