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'If you were Doug's friend, you were truly lucky,' he said.

'Nowhere was he more proud than of the two of you,' he said, glancing at Elsa and Addi in the front row. 'How do you capture what Doug meant to this community?' he asked.Дavid Ericksen said his brother was an ally and an advocate for his friends and family and said that his brother's death brought unimaginable grief to his wife Tasha and their daughters Elsa and Addi. Joseph hospital with the blond-haired infant Doug on a cold January in 1969. With Doug in heaven, the party's underway.'Д®ricksen's brother Don Ericksen described him as a man 'clear in his convictions who never wavered' and David Ericksen, the oldest brother, recalled his family standing outside St. 'Doug did it right, without failure,' Dansel said.

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They met while golfing, Dansel said, and midway through their round, Ericksen kicked off his Crocs to hit the ball barefoot, blasting Southern rock tunes from a speaker in his golf bag and quoting lines from the movie 'Top Gun.' 'Doug Ericksen was the same man inside the room when no cameras were looking as he was when he was outside the room,' Dansel said. 'When it came to policy, Doug was a walking encyclopedia,' Baumgartner said. 'Clearly, he was in his element.'Д«aumgartner spoke by video from Britain, describing Ericksen as a strong conservative but a pragmatic legislator who would reach across the aisle for Democratic support on key bills. 'I looked at Doug and he had a look of awe and wonder on his face,' Shockley said. Once, when Shockley and Ericksen were kayaking off the San Juan Islands, a pod of orcas began breaching near them, and one large orca swam right under their tiny boats. 'The most exhilarating and terrifying moments of my life happened with Doug,' Shockley said. Shockley described Ericksen as an adventurer with a mischievous sense of humor. Speakers included Ericksen's brothers Don and David, his good friend Dave Shockley, and former state Sens. Senate Republican Leader John Braun presented Ericksen's wife Tasha Ericksen with a ceremonial Washington flag, representing his service to the state.

Video screens played a selection of family photos showing Ericksen as a boy, hunting and fishing, playing high school sports, kayaking and backpacking, traveling to the Pyramids and Stonehenge, and in Southeast Asia. His brown wooden casket was decorated with a bouquet of white roses and the church altar glimmered with dozens of white candles.ДЄ Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard opened the ceremony, solemnly carrying the U.S. Family members asked that no photos or private recordings be made of the service. 'We hold on to the hope of Doug's faith today,' Fishbook said.Д®ricksen represented the 42nd Legislative District that includes northern Bellingham and northern Whatcom County for more than two decades - from 1998-2010 in the state House and from 2010-2021 in the state Senate.ДЇew mourners wore facemasks to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Grant Fishbook of Christ the King, who officiated the service with about 250 family and friends attending. 'He was someone who represented us all,' said the Rev. 17 after a five-week battle with COVID-19. 29, at Christ the King Community Church in Bellingham.Д®ricksen, 52, died Dec. Doug Ericksen was remembered as a devoted family man, a devout Christian and a dedicated legislator in a funeral service Wednesday, Dec. Eliminate Debt, Stop Foreclosure, Predatory Lending, False Arrest.By Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald