Yesterday My boss and I got back to the office about 1 pm. The secretary looks at me and says, "Randy, what happened to your friend?" I replaied with my oh so common, what the heck look... Kenzie then says "Oh god you don't know... Doug Mullen died saturday." Well I nearly hit the floor, I rushed to the laptop to look up his obit. and sure enough there it was... My good friend, and my wife's BEST friend Doug was dead from a motorcycle accident. None of us knew what to think. Doug was one of the greatest and kindest men to EVER walk this Earth. He never had a mean word to say about anyone, if you cut him off in traffic he would say you must really need to be ahead of him.
I called his wife last night to offer any help that I could in her time of need, and to let her know just how sorry we were. I had to ask what happened, as the obit. was very vague. This is what she told me....
Doug woke up Saturday morning and called Sue over.. (his wife) He told her he loved her, and then repeatedly expressed that he REALLY REALLY REALLY loved her. She giggled and said "Well you're nuts..but I love you too." Doug then went off to visit his dad in the hospital, and then called at noon. "I am going riding on the bike with my friends Sue." Doug said. Now Sue knew he was, he does every Saturday at noon. He talked to her for a few minutes, told her again how lucky he was, and how much he loved her. Then he spoke for a short bit with his son. Doug and his friends stopped and had lunch at his favorite resturant. While the others were off paying their bills, Doug pulled one of his best buddies to the side. Doug said to him " My life is just perfect. I have the Wife I want, The Job I love, and the bike I want. Nothing could get any better."
The group of friends took off on their weekly bike ride. Then went around the first curve and doug was right with them. On the second curve, he jsut went straight. No brakes, no turns nothing. The Doctors think it was a (spelling) Heart arthemya. I understnad it is a total seperation of body and mind. What ever you were doing when it starts, like holding a glass or walking, you will continue to do til it is over. The crash was horrid, and mangled him quite badly. His wife was able to go and say her goodbye's to him before they pulled the plug, but at that time he was already dead, alive by means of machines only. A few people have suggested it was suicide, but if you KNEW Doug, you would know that is not even remotely possible. Nobody loved life as much as Doug did.
Today we go to 2 funerals. One for a life long family friend of my wife's and one for the single kindest man this part of the world has ever known. As I sit here trying to type thru the tears, I just want the world to know, that we are all worse off for having lost Doug Mullen. Weither you have even met him or not, we are all a little worse off. A living saint has left our world, and it will never be quite the same place.
I'm sorry for your loss Randy. Maybe he had a feeling something was going to happen to him that day, hence telling his wife that he loved her that much. Whatever the case may be, I feel for you and please give your friend's wife my condolences.
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09:36 AM
tutnkmn Member
Posts: 3426 From: York, England, U.K. Living in Ohio Registered: May 2006
I'm sorry for your loss Randy. Maybe he had a feeling something was going to happen to him that day, hence telling his wife that he loved her that much. Whatever the case may be, I feel for you and please give your friend's wife my condolences.
Sorry as well for the loss. A friend of mine had a massive heart attack and died a few years ago. The day before he was going around as though taking care of buisness telling everyone how he felt about them. The next day, at 9 am he collapsed and was pronounced dead at the scene. RIP to your friend and mine.
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Raydar Member
Posts: 41491 From: Carrollton GA. Out in the... country. Registered: Oct 1999
Thanks to you all from myself and from Sue. We both feel that he just knew it was his time. But I cannot express to you just how good of a man Doug was. He loved his job, his family, his cats and his bike. I suppose we can take pride in that he was having the best day of his life when he passed away.
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FieroDiva Member
Posts: 370 From: Greenfield, Iowa Registered: Jan 2003
His actions the day he died leave me wondering. Do we KNOW when it is our time? Do we just get a psychic telegram that says "Hey buddy, you are going to die today!"? He acted as if he just absolutly knew his time was up. His actions that day were not WAAAAAY out of character for him, but they certainly were not his normal behavior. He just seemed as if he was tying up all his loose ends. Like tutnkmn's friend, Doug seemed privy to info he should not have been privy to.
Non more will there be the late late late nights/early mornings of playing LAN games, no more will I get to here his stories every week when he comes into my office. Never again will I see his smile that ALWAYS brightened my day. He was just that kind of guy. No mater how bad life was treating you, or how horrible your day had been, Doug Mullen could always cheer you up.
We went to the recieving of friends, and just got back. Tomorrow will be the funeral services. It is going to be a hard few weeks in this town. He was well liked by everyone and in a town this size, the whole town will feel the loss. No one so much as his wife and kids though. Below I have pasted a copy of his Obituary in case anyone wants to read it.
MULLEN, Douglas Michael - 48, Trenton, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2006, as the result of a motorcycle accident. Born in Sheet Harbour, he was the son of Douglas William and Avis Joyce Bell (Brown) Mullen, Riverton. Surviving, besides his parents, are his wife, Susan Marie Mullen; sons, Brennan Mullen (Tamara) MacDonald and children Darnell and Nathyn, Dartmouth; John Robert "JR" (Robin) Curtis, New Glasgow; Ryan (Heidi) Curtis and children Honey, Devin, Morgan, Thomas and Hope, Lyons Brook; sisters, Sherry (Kenneth) Hatherly, Hopewell; Jacki (Chris) Cooper, New Glasgow; Linda Smith, Hopewell; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Doug was a supportive son, devoted husband and loving grandfather. He thoroughly enjoyed being a Team Manager for Technical Support with Convergys, New Glasgow. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive visitors 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Thursday in P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home, New Glasgow. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Friday in P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home Chapel. Private interment will be in Riverton Cemetery at a later date.
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84fierotrevor Member
Posts: 4998 From: puyallup washington Registered: Oct 2001
