Douglas E.

Kellogg

Douglas E. Kellogg, 92, died peacefully in Wilder, Vt., July 6. He was born August 16, 1919, in Katonah, N.Y., to Ethel (Green) and William Kellogg. Mr Kellogg was a resident of Newtown from 1959 to 1987.

In 1941, he graduated from Amherst College. His fondest memories were playing the clarinet and conducting his big band, The Lord Jeff Jesters. Upon graduation, he joined the Army and served in Panama, Alaska, Guatemala, and Okinawa during World War II as a member of the signal corps. He served 22 years in the Army Reserves, retiring as a major.

Mr Kellogg married Joan Hill of Freyburg, Maine, in 1951. They lived in Connecticut and New Hampshire until her death in 2010. Three children, Linda Glover, and husband Rob, of Morgan Hill, Calif., Randolph of Washington, N.H., and Diane Forester, and husband Jake, of Jamaica, Vt., survive Mr Kellogg. One daughter, Lisa, predeceased him. He is also survived by his brother, Robert of Middlebury, Vt.; and four grandchildren.

In 1959, he began a long career with Foredom Electric Company in Bethel. He became president, and renamed the company Blackstone Industries. He wrote a book in 1987 called A Primer For Buying and Selling Small Manufacturing Companies.

Mr Kellogg will be remembered for his wit and charm. He restored old things, built stonewalls, collected coins and stamps, carved canes, and enjoyed walking in the woods. He was a member of the AFS, on the Newtown Library Board, trustee of several companies, and belonged to the ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Club in Hanover, N.H.

A celebration of his life will be in September. Burial will follow at Pine Knoll Cemetery in Hanover, N.H.

Memorial donations may be made to Amherst College, at www.Amherst.edu.

To post an online message of condolence to the family please visit www.rand-wilson.com.

The Newtown Bee        July 13, 2012