In Memory

Douglas 'Doug' Broyles - Class Of 1966

Douglas 'Doug' Broyles

Doug Broyles  '66  had a stroke and succumbed to pneumonia in February 2007. 

I met Doug's son (Lawrence) at Doug's memorial service and spoke with his brother Allan Hunt.  Doug had been ill off and on since 2002.  He lived life to the fullest and did a lot of stage work in New York and Los Angeles.  Doug loved Shakespeare and Dickens and did many "one man" shows (especially on Dickens) throughout the country.

It is an enormous loss suffered primarily by his family, but also by all of us who loved him.  Doug was bigger than life and his memory will always be with us.

Gregg Shuler, '66



 
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05/08/09 12:22 PM #1    

Glen L Doll (1966)

I'll just add that Doug passed away on his birthday, which according to classmate Ted Roberts, he had predicted months is advance.

Theatrical in his exit, as in his life!

RIP my friend.

Glen Doll, '66

06/13/22 11:02 AM #2    

Winnie Moran (Jasper) (1966)

I am writing this today in the hopes that Al Hunt will be reading it. Yesterday at the SPHS Reunion at Garfield Park I was signing in at the same time you were. I saw your name on the sheet "Hunt/Broyles" and about 30 minutes later it registered with me that you were Doug's brother. I would have wanted to talk with you. I have many fond memories of Doug through our years together at school. The first memory that comes to mind is Cotillion Dances where being one of the tallest girls in our class I always hoped I would be partnered with either Doug Broyles or Alan Juranek. Long after college graduation my first husband Bill and I were down in Laguna area and we attended a play in which Doug was appearing. I sent a note backstage asking to see him at the end of the play and he came out booming "Guinevere" which we learned in one of our classes together was considered an alernate derivation of my given name, Winifred. I was thrilled he made that association so many years later. He was gracious and fun whenever I saw him at reunions. He was one of our "bright stars in memories of classmates" and we all miss him. Winnie Moran Jasper


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