Douglas Tanner Raymond, great great grandson of Phoebe Knowlton Raymond, # 2903
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Elizabeth W Knowlton
Mar 25, 2023, 9:19:28 AM3/25/23
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I heard only recently that long-time avid genealogist, Douglas
Tanner Raymond, great great grandson of Phoebe Knowlton Raymond, #
2903, had died in January.
Doug and I frequently corresponded after I had the pleasure of meeting him in 2012 and being taken to see the old Raymond homestead (the NEW house, built ca. 1850) in Bedford, NY, where his brother Ted still lives.
After that brief meeting and conversation, Doug created an amazing tree on Ancestry.com that he synced religiously with (then) Family Tree Maker--I believe one would use Roots Magic now--because I had hounded
him to keep his work on his own computer as well as out in Ancestry.com land, which changes from time to time, as all businesses do. When I had computer problems, he always had a solution. When we were all
losing Rootsweb.com and its marvels, he shepherded our mailing lists onto Groups IO. Oh, he was a wonder of a fourth cousin, and I was so fortunate to connect with him when we were in our 60s.
Here is his obituary:
Douglas Tanner Raymond, 77, of Ambler, PA, following a long battle with cancer, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2023, surrounded by his family. Doug was born April 22, 1945, in Hyannis, Massachusetts to the late Edward A. Raymond II and Louise Tanner Raymond. He graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand from 1965-1968. He also served in the United States Army, in the Corps of Engineers, OCS, Airborne Division, and served 18 months in Vietnam in the 585th Engineer Battalion. Doug retired in 2009 from Moore Products/ Siemens, where he worked as a mechanical design and software engineer for 22 years. He enjoyed staying active, and loved windsurfing, hang gliding, free-diving, riding motorcycles, and ballroom dancing [especially tango EWK]. Doug was interested in [no, AVID about] genealogy, and created an extensive family tree of the Raymond and Tanner families. He was accomplished in many foreign languages including both European and Asian languages. He is survived by his wife Hannelore Wenger, and his four siblings, Carol Raymond, James Raymond, Edward Raymond III, and Nancy Raymond. Doug will be interred at Bedford Union Cemetery in Bedford, NY. Photos and Tributes may be shared at www.UrbanFuneralHome.com
Doug and I frequently corresponded after I had the pleasure of meeting him in 2012 and being taken to see the old Raymond homestead (the NEW house, built ca. 1850) in Bedford, NY, where his brother Ted still lives.
After that brief meeting and conversation, Doug created an amazing tree on Ancestry.com that he synced religiously with (then) Family Tree Maker--I believe one would use Roots Magic now--because I had hounded
him to keep his work on his own computer as well as out in Ancestry.com land, which changes from time to time, as all businesses do. When I had computer problems, he always had a solution. When we were all
losing Rootsweb.com and its marvels, he shepherded our mailing lists onto Groups IO. Oh, he was a wonder of a fourth cousin, and I was so fortunate to connect with him when we were in our 60s.
Here is his obituary:
Douglas Tanner Raymond, 77, of Ambler, PA, following a long battle with cancer, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2023, surrounded by his family. Doug was born April 22, 1945, in Hyannis, Massachusetts to the late Edward A. Raymond II and Louise Tanner Raymond. He graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand from 1965-1968. He also served in the United States Army, in the Corps of Engineers, OCS, Airborne Division, and served 18 months in Vietnam in the 585th Engineer Battalion. Doug retired in 2009 from Moore Products/ Siemens, where he worked as a mechanical design and software engineer for 22 years. He enjoyed staying active, and loved windsurfing, hang gliding, free-diving, riding motorcycles, and ballroom dancing [especially tango EWK]. Doug was interested in [no, AVID about] genealogy, and created an extensive family tree of the Raymond and Tanner families. He was accomplished in many foreign languages including both European and Asian languages. He is survived by his wife Hannelore Wenger, and his four siblings, Carol Raymond, James Raymond, Edward Raymond III, and Nancy Raymond. Doug will be interred at Bedford Union Cemetery in Bedford, NY. Photos and Tributes may be shared at www.UrbanFuneralHome.com
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Elizabeth
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