Douglas Dee Stavenjord, age 38, of Spokane Valley, Washington went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 after a tragic accident. Doug was born on June 23, 1982 in Spokane, WA to Gordon and Janet (Fitzhugh) Stavenjord.
As a child Doug was an absolute joy. Before he was 2 years old, he was talking like a little man. At bedtime from his crib he would say, “turn off the lights and shut the door.” Even as a child he was smart, mature, and responsible. At seven years old after church one night Doug told his parents that he wanted to pray to ask Jesus into his heart. His dad prayed with him, and his faith never faltered after that.
Growing up Doug loved movies, his big sand box, his motorcycle, reading, and aggravating his sisters to no end. Doug’s family spent a lot of time camping and Doug loved for his Dad to tell him stories while lying in bed at night.
A favorite family story from Doug’s childhood was the time when Doug knew that he was about to get a spanking so he went to his room and put on every pair of underwear and pants that he could find. When his Mom saw him, he looked so funny trying to walk that she could only laugh, and Doug did not receive his spanking.
Doug began playing baseball and basketball at age 5 and continued up into High School. In Junior High, football became his number one sport. His family did a lot of traveling for his AAU basketball team and in typical Doug style, he kept everyone on the team and their parents in stiches.
Doug attended Greenacres Elementary and Greenacres Middle School. When Doug’s parents decided to move him to Valley Christian School, he never once complained even though he was leaving behind all his friends and sports teams. Doug began attending Valley Christian High School in the 10th grade. It was there that he met the love of his life, Crystal Wisenor. Doug and Crystal quickly became friends and had an instant attraction to one another, but Crystal had a boyfriend at the time and Doug waited in the wings patiently. On February 16th, 1999 Doug and Crystal were standing at their lockers after school when Doug asked Crystal if he could borrow her school agenda so he could look at what assignments were due the next day. When Doug handed Crystal’s agenda back to her, she saw that he had written “Go out with me?” and she wrote “yes” and handed it back. The rest was history.
At the end of his Junior year of High School, Doug sat his parents down and told them that he had decided that instead of playing sports he wanted to get a job and buy his own car. He always wanted to be prepared and responsible. Doug graduated from Valley Christian School in 2001 and attended SCC and Eastern for a couple of years.
Doug and Crystal were married on June 28, 2003. Doug was an amazing, faithful, loving husband. His love for Crystal was evident to all who knew him. Doug and Crystal were the very definition of soulmates. They truly loved spending every minute they could together. He was her protector, encourager, very best friend, and so much more.
They started their family in November of 2005 with the birth of their first son, Tyler. Doug was a hands-on Dad from the very beginning; changing diapers, middle of the night feedings, he jumped right in and did it all. In October of 2008, Doug and Crystal welcomed twin boys, Dylan, and Devin. Life was busy with a toddler and 2 babies, but Doug enjoyed every minute of it, the good, the bad and the ugly. Their 4th son and baby of the family, Logan, was born in February of 2012. Doug put everything he had into being the best Dad he could be. He was more than just a Dad to his boys, he was a playmate, a best friend, a teacher, a spiritual leader and so much more. He wanted more than anything for his boys to have an amazing childhood and for them to grow up to be kind, confident, responsible men of God.
Doug worked at World Wide Group, LLC for 20 years. He started out in the warehouse part-time when he was still in High School and eventually became the warehouse manager. When an opportunity came up for him to move into a new position at the office, he took it. He was a very hard worker and went above and beyond to learn all the ins and outs of the business. He was a reliable, responsible, and loyal employee. In the last couple of years he had taken on many new responsibilities at work and continued to accomplish new goals. He took the job of providing for and caring for his family very seriously.
Doug was a born again Christian and loved the Lord with all his heart. He and his family had recently begun attending Spokane Baptist Church. He enjoyed teaching his boys about the Bible and praying with them. He encouraged them to pray often and to continue to deepen their personal relationships with their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Doug truly enjoyed life, but he enjoyed it most when he was with his family. His family was his whole world and he let everyone know it. He also loved his extended family very much. He was a loving and devoted son, son-in-law, brother, brother-in law, grandson, and a fun and loving uncle to all his nieces and nephews.
Doug enjoyed traveling, but most of all to Disneyland (he was just a big kid at heart). Playing and watching sports with his boys, reading, woodworking, and reciting every line from his favorite movies were among his hobbies. He loved to introduce his boys to his favorite books, music, movies, and games. Doug was full of humor, always funny and sarcastic. The more he loved someone, the more he would joke with and give them a hard time.
Doug is survived by his wife, Crystal (Wisenor) Stavenjord; their four sons, Tyler, Dylan, Devin, and Logan (ages 14, 11, 11, and 8); his parents, Gordon and Janet Stavenjord; 2 sisters, Jodi Fraser and Kari (Nate) Wendlandt; 4 nephews and 1 niece. Doug also leaves behind his beloved in-laws, Ken and Tina Wisenor, Nick (Beth) Wisenor and their 5 children; Grandmothers, Ava Campbell, Kathy Camyn, and Coleen Wisenor. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Doyce and Lula Bell Fitzhugh, Ralph and Gloria Dobson, and 1 uncle.
Through our Faith and Hope in Jesus Christ we know that we will be reunited with Doug again one day, but until that day comes, we will be loving him and missing him greatly every day.
The family held a private graveside service for Doug’s burial at the Pines Cemetery. A Celebration of Life service will be held on September 19th @1:00pm at Mission Church (formerly Mirabeau Chapel) on Pines Rd. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a Go Fund Me account that has been set up for his 4 sons’ future and education.
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