He attended Cleveland High School and graduated from Seattle Community College. Doug owned a successful dental lab where he specialized in full mouth reconstruction for 38 years and retired in 2012. As a gifted artist, he enjoyed performing with the Seattle Kokon Taiko Group, playing guitar and ukulele, making original hand cast silver jewelry, ikebana flower arranging, social dancing and always had a pet at his side (dog, cat, pig). Doug spent the last 30 years volunteering as sound & video technician for the NVC, NVC Foundation Speaker Series Oral History Program and was a current NVC Foundation Board Member.
Doug is survived by sister Linda Tsujii Pasha and family (Rasul, Aisha, Amina), sister-in-law Debbie Eng Tsujii Matsuoka and family (Taryn, Tracy, Tyler), girlfriend Bev Kashino. He was preceded in death by parents Frank, Kay and brother Darrell.
Doug requested a private memorial service. In lieu of flowers, please consider sending donations to The Seattle Channel or NVC Foundation.