i dig Doug.

I believe in love.

I believe in acts of service.

I believe in acts of general kindness…

I believe that love is and does all the above.

Sometimes we all find ourselves

in a group that is above our pay grade.

And only love will bridge such gaps.

And lets just set aside the fact that wars are fought

to maintain such delineation amongst mere mortals…

and focus on how love is greater than war.

Or famine. Or injustice.

Or lack of water...

Or any old thing that would rise up against us.

Against our human race.

Cheating us against one another…

“May I get you a refill?”

It was nothing new.

I’d come to expect it.

I bet all of us had.

Of all the powerful men at the table,

he would most usually be the one to refill my drink.

This time, ineffably, it was water.

I was on a diet thing that didn’t allow other liquids.

And that cool glass of water appeared.

As did Doug’s smile. And attention.

Never tepid. Just pleasant.

Because if he wasn’t refilling our cups, he was asking how we are doing.

All whilst intentionally pulling a stool nearer to listen to the freakin’ answer!

Peppering his focus with further questions, inserting details from past conversation.

You feel like The President…

…of the table anyway.

Meanwhile, your cup just stays full.

I dig you, Doug…always did.

And I miss you…

And will never stop filling other people’s cup.

Can’t wait to be President of some ‘lil cafe in Paradise.

I bet those cups are amazing...as is Doug...

and that smile.

save a place for me!

Leslie, Danny & Robbie, 

I cannot express how saddened I am by the news of Doug’s passing.  I was on my flt to Columbus this morning to attend the services only to have my flt delayed for 4 hours.  Because it was a day trip, it didn’t leave me enough time to catch my flt home tonight, very sorry I could not be there with you today.  

Doug worked for me my entire tenure at MS, and was a true team player.  Whatever role we gave him, he accepted graciously, as long as it helped the team out.   30 yrs at MS explains everything, nobody makes it there that long…except Doug!!

I felt like I knew Danny & Robbie because of how much he talked about them growing up, he was SO proud of you both!

I left MS in 2016, and saw Doug in 2019 in the MS offices…he came up to me and gave me the ‘Doug bear hug’ and said ‘how u doin brotha’?  When I asked how he was doing, he had the biggest smile on his face and said ‘met the love of my life and getting married’!  He was SO happy and I was happy for him!  Leslie, I’m glad you got 3 great years with him.  

His work with Water for Good tells everything you ever wanted to know about Doug…selfless, generous, God serving.  I will miss my friend and an all around great person, we all can learn from Doug and how he lived his life.  

Celebrate how he lived, a truly great human being.  🙏🙏

So many wonderful memories of Doug. We met in the early 1990’s when we both attended Northwest Chapel.   There, we both worked with the youth group and grew close as friends.  As life got busy, we didn’t spend consistent time together, but the handful of times each year we did see each other were like no time had passed.  Doug Brennan was an incredible man, and amazing friend. He has left an indelible mark on so many on this earth. He touched lives across the globe with his testimony for Jesus Christ.  The love of Jesus true shined in Doug!  I am forever blessed and grateful to have known him. 

Margaret, we love you, and are praying for you all during this sad time.  I take great joy knowing that we will see Doug again, and the time we are apart will pale to insignificant in light of eternity together.