Hi Everyone Stretch's Wife Here, It's been a time of sadness and happiness. Doug(Stretch), our Tall Hero is no longer in pain and free from his long term illness. He has been battling with his heart failure. The goal was for Doug to be strong enough to accept a heart and lung transplant. Doug was amazing on his fight for so many years. And the last stages changed our path to make Doug comfortable My husband passed away on Thursday, August 2nd. There was no pain. We are having a Celebration of Life for Doug to enjoy his humor, fly fishing, stories from family and friends. The date is August 19th in Felton, Ca. at the Oak Tree Restaurante. We invite everyone to come celebrate Doug's life.