William Douglas Stapleton
- Born: 31 Jul 1951, , Uvalde County, Texas 1 2
- Marriage (1): Monica Dale Lynch
- Died: 14 May 2006, Greenbrier, Robertson County, Tennessee at age 54 2
General Notes:
Social Security had his last residence as Greenbrier, Robertson County, Tennessee.
DOUGLAS ALSO KNOWN AS DOUGIE, GRIZZ, OR TREE DADDY, WAS BORN IN UVALDE, TEXAS ON JULY 31, 1951 AND RAISED IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS. HE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN 1969. WHILE AT ST. MARY'S HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM DURING WHICH HE WAS CAPTAIN FOR 3 YEARS. DOUGLAS MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE IN 1967 AND THEY MARRIED IN 1972.
DOUGLAS WORKED MANY JOBS RANGING FROM PUMPING GAS TO KNOCKING HEADS AS SECURITY AT FOOL'S GOLD. HE STARTED URBAN TREE TRANSPLANTER'S WITH ONE TRUCK IN 1988. HIS COMPANY GREW TO BE A PROSPEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. DOUGLAS HELPED MANY PEOPLE FIND THIER WAY THROUGH HIS BUSINESS. THE GOVENOR OF TEXAS RECOGNIZED DOUGLAS FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH HIS BUSINESS. DUE TO HEALTH COMPLICATIONS HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO JUMP IN A TRUCK AND GO SO HE RETIRED TO HIS 52 ACRE TREE FARM TO SELL TREES. THIS ALLOWED HIM TIME TO SPEND WITH HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND TAKE TRIPS WITH HIS ROAD DOGS.
DOUG VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME TO BE A HEAD COACH OF A GIRL'S SOFTBALL TEAM, WHICH HAD MANY WINNING SEASONS DUE TO HIS LEADERSHIP. HE ALSO VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME TO A TEENAGE RUNAWAY HOTLINE. LATELY DOUG HAD BEEN VOLUNTEERING HIS TIME TO THE CHURCH HE ATTENDED, COVENANT CONFIRMERS MOTORCYCLE MINISTRY.
DOUG LIKED TO PLAY HARD. HIS MOST PRIZED POSSESSIONS WERE HIS TROPHY WINNING 1968 CAMARO AND HIS 1972 HERITAGE SOFTAIL HARLEY DAVIDSON. DOUG TOOK PRIDE AND SHARED HIS TECHNIQUES AND SECRETS IN THE ART OF FINE BBQ. HE WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST AND WAS AWARDED MANY TROPHIES. MANY CHERISHED MOMENTS AND MEMORIES WERE SHARED AROUND HIS PIT.
DOUG EMERGED FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO DEFEAT ODDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS HE SET FOR HIMSELF AND SURPASSED EACH ONE. DOUG WAS THE KIND OF INDIVISUAL THAT HELPED OTHERS BEFORE HELPING HIMSELF. DOUG REFERRED TO HIMSELF AS A SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL THROUGH HIS POETRY. FROM HIS APPEARANCE YOU WOULD PERCIEVE HIM AS UNAPPROACHABLE, BUT IN TRUTH HE WAS A BIG OL' TEDDY BEAR. DOUG'S GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN LIFE WAS HIS FAMILY, HIS 2 DAUGHTERS~ AMANDA AND JODIE, AND HIS 2 BELOVED GRANDDAUGHTERS~ MAKENZIE(PUMPKIN HEAD) AND AVERY (BUTTER BEAN), WHICH HE WAS THANKFUL TO HAVE LOVED THEM AND SEE THEM THRIVE.
Written by Mandi Stapleton, 14 May 2011
William married Monica Dale Lynch.
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