Theodore Wayne Daw

Theodore Wayne Daw (Teddy), 77, of Eagle Point, OR, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 on his way to go fishing with his best friends. He was born July 25th, 1938, in Klamath Falls, OR and soon after his family moved to the Rogue Valley. He graduated from Eagle Point High School where he had a long-standing record for the long jump and had attended Oregon State University. He will be remembered by his community involvement which included his long-time employment in the trucking industry and several small businesses including Eagle Sport and Tackle, The Mine Shaft Pizza Parlor, and Teddy Bear Pizza in Grants Pass. He had a great love of music and even played the trombone in the 1957 Rose Bowl while attending OSU. He loved working with children and enjoyed several years of coaching Little League Baseball. He was well known and loved by all. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1995, he worked tirelessly in educating people about his method of naturopathic healing without the use of chemotherapy and radiation. He wrote several books on natural healing and wrote thousands of letters to various organizations in an attempt to help people with their fight with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father Theodore Roosevelt Daw and mother Velma Lena Hannah Daw. He is survived by his wife, Andrea Daw, one sister, Shirley Beare and three children, William (Mary), Theodore (Tammy) and Debbie as well as seven grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. He has so many loving members of his family which include cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will be held at the Eagle Point Grange on Sunday, October 4 beginning at 12:00. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to Andrea Daw at PO Box 865, Eagle Point, OR 97524. Please sign the guest book. The family would love to know your story about Teddy.