Once again we must sadly post notice of the death of another long-time IRM member, Doug Oaks. I remember him mostly from back in the 70's, when he was one of the earlier trolley bus fans. In later years he lived too far away to appear very often, but kept in close contact with the Museum. And he was always a strong supporter of all the various projects on the property, and a good friend to everyone who knew him.
The funeral will be next Monday, Sept. 16 in Ohio. The obituary is at this link. Thanks to Richard Schauer for bringing this to our attention.
This is hard news to hear, I considered Doug a good IRM friend. We became familiar in the 80s when I was working summers, and he was coming out to install yet another signal in the display he envisioned and advanced. Later I got to visit his home and saw his HO layout under construction, when on a journey to trolleybusland. Just a couple weeks ago when I was out, the model railroad division of IRM said they were heading to Doug's to load up his HO collection and layout for transfer to East Union. Green signals to you, Doug, and condolences to family. He was always a good natured guy.
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