Douglas Clifford McIlquham

Surrounded by family on October 6, 2022, at Peterborough Regional Health Center, Doug Mcllquham age 92 years peacefully passed away.

Doug was born on September 5, 1930, in Kingston and lived most of his adult life in Oshawa.

Doug was predeceased by the love of his life, Barbara Lee (Frink), who he was married to for sixty-seven years. He was a loving father and will be dearly missed by his six children: David (Elaine), Donna Cooper (Richard), Susan (Ken Barss), Scott (Wendy), Cathy Olley (Adrian) and Bruce. He also leaves behind a brother, Jim (Isabel) and was predeceased by his brother Grant and sister Sybil.

Grampa will be dearly missed by eleven grandchildren. “Mucker” was his childhood nickname from the playgrounds in Kingston, and he was affectionately called that by seven great grandchildren. Uncle Doug will also be missed by many loving nieces and nephews.

Doug’s life was his family, but his business was menswear. After high school in Kingston he joined Fashion Craft Shops in Kingston, which eventually took him to Hamilton in 1956, where he perfected the fine craft of men’s haberdashery. His art of selling Samuelsohn suits and Arrow shirts was so well known that in 1969 Murray Johnston enticed Doug to put Barb and all the kids in the family station wagon and move to Oshawa, to become his partner in the namesake clothing business. Doug spent the rest of his career fitting clothes for men from Oshawa to Kingston, Detroit, Victoria BC, and many cities in between. Murray Johnston’s became so synonymous with Doug that after the “nest emptied”, Barbara joined him in the business, and they worked together until 1997, when they sold the business. He loved clothes, the business and was an enthusiastic supporter of downtown Oshawa.

Doug and Barb built their retirement home by her “beloved lake” on family property back in Collins Bay (Kingston), where they spent twenty wonderful years together. After moving to Taunton Mills in Whitby with Barb in 2017, Doug and the family will always be grateful to the wonderful staff and friends they met there, who helped him take care of Barb! He moved to Peterborough in 2021 after Barb’s passing, so he could be closer to Cathy, Adrian and Bruce.

Doug played baseball growing up and he loved to tell stories about the Kingston Ponies and their exploits across Ontario. Regardless of where he lived, he always had a baseball story, whether it was the Cricket Field in Kingston, Kinsmen Stadium in Oshawa or Christy Pits in Toronto, Mucker could talk baseball. He was even able to talk baseball with Tommy Lasorda one spring when Barb and Doug were visiting Dodgertown in Florida and Tommy invited Mom to “hop on his golf cart”. He also carried on many spirited debates with his brother Grant about “everything” but especially the Blue Jays, after he returned to Collins Bay.

A Funeral Service will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church1758 County Rd. 10 Ida, Ontario on Tuesday, October 11th at 2:00 P.M., with interment to follow immediately. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be made through www.CommunityAlternative.ca. Should anyone want to make a gift in Doug’s memory, the family would suggest making it to St. John’s Anglican Church Ida.