Douglas Phillips Haynes slipped quietly into eternity Thursday, October 22, 2020. He was a fighter, battling cancer for 32 years. Doug graduated from North Little Rock Northeast in 1971 and Hendrix College in 1974. He worked on his master’s degree at the University of Indiana in Bloomington. He taught a class in Linguistics at Columbia University in New York City. He was fluent in French and German, and had taught a summer class in German at the University of Arkansas.
Doug worked for Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield for 35 years. He made and has many friends from there.
Doug was an avid reader of books and the Bible. He was baptized at First Baptist Church in Scottsburg, Indiana in 1964.
He is survived by his mother Lelia Phillips Haynes, his sister Leisa C. House, brother-in-law Bob House, cousins Paul Clayton Cooper (Bonnie), Dr. James M. Cooper (Tracie), and several nieces and nephews, including his buddies, great nephews Brandon and Aiden House.
The family is grateful and owes many thanks to Dr. Joe Buford, Dr. Ronald Kuhn, and Dr. Lawrence Mendelsohn (what a journey it has been). Becky and Pam- you are not forgotten, Doug loved them all. A special thank you to Arkansas Hospice.
A memorial service to honor and celebrate Doug will be held Saturday October 31, 2020 at 2:00 pm. in the pavilion Rest Hills Memorial Park in North Little Rock. Doug’s family and the funeral home urge everyone to use the necessary COVID precautions when attending the service. Doug will be laid to rest by his father and his beloved nephew Zachary Lee House.
Doug would say- this is way too much information girls, but we could write a book.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to either:
Levy Baptist Church , 3501 Pike Ave , NLR AR 72118 or CARTI, P.O. Box 55011, LR AR 72115
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