OBITUARY
Gordon Douglas Ferguson
October 29, 1941 – January 10, 2021
On Sunday, January 10, 2021, Captain Gordon Douglas Ferguson passed away at the age of 79.
Doug Ferguson was born in Buffalo, New York on October 29th, 1941 to his Father, Gordon Samuel Ferguson, and his Mother, Barbara Halcrow Ferguson, now deceased. His childhood was spent loving Christmas, becoming the Boston Red Sox’s number one fan, and spending summers on Great Diamond Island, his favorite place in the world. He was very proud to have graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1962, where he also was a photo editor for the school paper. Doug Ferguson was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserves and a Merchant Mariner. His lifetime love of sailing led him to spend 43 years in his shipping career culminating with him becoming a ship's captain. His work allowed him to travel around the world before he settled down with his wife and son in Portland, Maine to guide large ships in and out of Portland harbor as a Pilot. They moved to Tampa in March 1980 where he was a Tampa Bay Pilot for 25 years before his happy retirement in 2005.
He is survived by Angela Brennan Ferguson, his wife of 51 years. He is also survived by his son Gordon Darren Ferguson, daughter-in-law Toscha Ferguson, grandchildren Kaylyn, Sean, and David, brother Bruce Ferguson, sister-in-law Paula Ferguson, and nephews Sam and Doug Ferguson.
He loved baseball, the state of Maine, his Island friends, his daughter-in-law Toscha’s chocolate chip cookies, lunches at Malio’s, photography, his career as a ship captain, and getting a really good deal.
Fair Winds and a Following sea, Doug. You will be missed.
FAMILY
- He was husband to Angela Brennan Ferguson, father to Gordon Darren Ferguson, and Papa Doug to his three grandchildren Kaylyn, Sean, and David.
Services
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Visitation
Thursday, January 14, 2021
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Funeral Service
Friday, January 15, 2021
Memories
Gordon Douglas Ferguson
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ADD A MEMORYAngela Keegan
January 16, 2021
We were so sorry to hear of Dougs unexpected death and wish to extend our sincere sympathy to Auntie Angela, Darren, Toscha, Kaylyn, Sean and David.
Thinking of you all at this time.
With loving sympathy,
Angela and Pascal Keegan
Bill Lunt
January 15, 2021
Sorry to hear about Doug
I remember the fun times we had as a neighbor
Also the friendship that my Mike has continued with Darren
Leo Brennan
January 15, 2021
To Angela, Darren, Toscha, Kaylyn, Sean and David,
Our sincere condolences and sympathy for the loss of Doug, my brother-in-law who I chatted with and visited with many times over the years and always enjoyed his company. The first time I went to Florida and bought a house, Doug and Angela were tremendously helpful and gracious with their time. Doug helped me with many projects at the house. We enjoyed the wonderful hospitality of Doug and Angela in Great Diamond Island, with Doug touring us on the golf cart. Great memories, great person, wonderful family he raised. We'll miss him. Sincerely Leo, Kathy , Anya, Maureen and Patrick
Barbara Raimondi
January 14, 2021
Dear Angie and Family,
One of my favorite memories is of Doug, Peter, Fred Giggey, Vin Leto and Bill having a serious consult over our inoperable golf cart, all sitting on our front steps. Needless to say beer was involved. The perfect picture of male consultation and island co-operation.
He was a good man and he will be missed. Our sincere sympathies.
Barbara and Bill
Bruce Ferguson
January 13, 2021
Bon voyage my brother. You are on the bridge, in charge, my captain. Mom, dad, Gin and El your loyal crew. Eight years apart, I saw you so little and loved you so much. Til we meet again, your little brother, Bruce.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his granddaughter Kaylyn.
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Doug and his grandson Sean looking at the boats.
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Doug and Angie with Kaylyn.
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Doug and Darren in Ireland.
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Doug at an Irish party.
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Doug teaching Darren how to make a wooden boat seaworthy. Great Diamond Island, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
The grandfathers and baby David.
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Doug and Angie in the garden.
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Doug and Angie on their wedding day.
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Doug with baby Darren in Ireland, 1977.
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Doug and Angie on their wedding day.
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Doug, Darren, and Angie on Christmas Morning at the Lunt Road house in Falmouth, Maine.
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Angie pushing Doug on the swingset.
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Doug and Angie with Bruce on his graduation day.
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Darren's baseball team, which Doug helped coach.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's U.S. Merchant Mariner's Document from the U.S. Coast Guard.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren, maiden launch of the Killyleagh. Portland, Maine 1985.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug loving Christmas, 1981.
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Doug dancing with his mom, Barbara.
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Doug and Darren in Epcot.
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Doug and Angie's wedding party.
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Doug with his father, Gordon Samuel Ferguson.
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Doug and Darren on an afternoon boat ride in Casco Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie looking sharp.
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Doug and Darren in County Clare, Ireland.
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Doug with family and friends at Christmas.
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Doug and Angie.
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Doug's U.S. Naval Reserve Identification Card. 1969-1975.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug in his travels.
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Doug and Darren in the pool.
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Doug and Darren at a Red Sox game.
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Doug with baby Darren on his lap.
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Doug with the family.
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Doug and Angie with grandson David.
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Doug and Darren in Maine.
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Doug and Peter Harris on Great Diamond Island as kids.
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Doug, Angie, and Darren with family members Theresa and Roy.
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Doug in his travels abroad.
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Doug and Darren having a cheers.
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Doug and Darren eating birthday cake.
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Doug as a baby with his mother, Barbara.
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Captain G. Douglas Ferguson on a ship in Tampa Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with his grandsons and fellow Sox fans, Sean and David.
FROM THE FAMILY
Peter Harris pulling Doug down for a farewell kiss, with other Island friends. Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Angie and Doug.
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Doug and Kaylyn on Christmas morning.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and the grandkids blowing out his birthday candles.
FROM THE FAMILY
Genius at work.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug on Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's Father, Gordon Samuel Ferguson and his Mother, Barbara Halcrow Ferguson.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with Island friends. Portland, Maine
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Doug with Darren, Toscha, Kaylyn, and baby Sean.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug looking at Angie on their wedding day.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug on a Pilot Boat in Tampa Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug, Darren, and Angie in front of his brother Bruce's plane.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his granddaughter Kaylyn on their Christmas couch.
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Doug, Darren, and Angela on the Killyleagh in Casco Bay.
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Doug and Angela in Brandon, Florida.
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Doug on the Irish Rover, CascoBay, August 1973
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug, Darren, and Angela on the Killyleagh in Casco Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug watching Darren open presents on Christmas morning.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie picking plants for the garden.
FROM THE FAMILY
Darren on Doug's lap.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug working on a project in the yard on Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his grandson Sean.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug the Lug.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug holding his new grandson, David.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's best friend Peter Harris and his wife Dianne.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren playing catch in Falmouth, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug teaching Darren how to steer the boat in Casco Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Ferry ride to Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie on their honeymoon in 1969.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug in his Maritime travels and work.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren playing in the yard in Falmouth, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's graduation from Maine Maritime Academy in 1962.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his brother Bruce cooking lobsters on the beach. Great Diamond Island, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with some Island friends as a teenager rolling a boat uphill.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his granddaughter Kaylyn.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his grandson Sean looking at the boats.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie with Kaylyn.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren in Ireland.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug at an Irish party.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug teaching Darren how to make a wooden boat seaworthy. Great Diamond Island, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
The grandfathers and baby David.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie in the garden.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie on their wedding day.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with baby Darren in Ireland, 1977.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie on their wedding day.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug, Darren, and Angie on Christmas Morning at the Lunt Road house in Falmouth, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Angie pushing Doug on the swingset.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie with Bruce on his graduation day.
FROM THE FAMILY
Darren's baseball team, which Doug helped coach.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's U.S. Merchant Mariner's Document from the U.S. Coast Guard.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren, maiden launch of the Killyleagh. Portland, Maine 1985.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug loving Christmas, 1981.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug dancing with his mom, Barbara.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren in Epcot.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie's wedding party.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with his father, Gordon Samuel Ferguson.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren on an afternoon boat ride in Casco Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie looking sharp.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren in County Clare, Ireland.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with family and friends at Christmas.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's U.S. Naval Reserve Identification Card. 1969-1975.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug in his travels.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren in the pool.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren at a Red Sox game.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with baby Darren on his lap.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with the family.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie with grandson David.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren in Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Peter Harris on Great Diamond Island as kids.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug, Angie, and Darren with family members Theresa and Roy.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug in his travels abroad.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren having a cheers.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren eating birthday cake.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug as a baby with his mother, Barbara.
FROM THE FAMILY
Captain G. Douglas Ferguson on a ship in Tampa Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with his grandsons and fellow Sox fans, Sean and David.
FROM THE FAMILY
Peter Harris pulling Doug down for a farewell kiss, with other Island friends. Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Angie and Doug.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Kaylyn on Christmas morning.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and the grandkids blowing out his birthday candles.
FROM THE FAMILY
Genius at work.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug on Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's Father, Gordon Samuel Ferguson and his Mother, Barbara Halcrow Ferguson.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with Island friends. Portland, Maine
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with Darren, Toscha, Kaylyn, and baby Sean.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug looking at Angie on their wedding day.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug on a Pilot Boat in Tampa Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug, Darren, and Angie in front of his brother Bruce's plane.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his granddaughter Kaylyn on their Christmas couch.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug, Darren, and Angela on the Killyleagh in Casco Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angela in Brandon, Florida.
FROM THE FAMILY
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Doug on the Irish Rover, CascoBay, August 1973
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug, Darren, and Angela on the Killyleagh in Casco Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug watching Darren open presents on Christmas morning.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie picking plants for the garden.
FROM THE FAMILY
Darren on Doug's lap.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug working on a project in the yard on Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his grandson Sean.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug the Lug.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug holding his new grandson, David.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's best friend Peter Harris and his wife Dianne.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren playing catch in Falmouth, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug teaching Darren how to steer the boat in Casco Bay.
FROM THE FAMILY
Ferry ride to Great Diamond Island.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Angie on their honeymoon in 1969.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug in his Maritime travels and work.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and Darren playing in the yard in Falmouth, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug's graduation from Maine Maritime Academy in 1962.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug and his brother Bruce cooking lobsters on the beach. Great Diamond Island, Maine.
FROM THE FAMILY
Doug with some Island friends as a teenager rolling a boat uphill.