Douglass Ormond Fox, a beloved husband, brother and friend, of Olathe, KS, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 1:20p. He had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for several months. A gathering in celebration of Doug's life will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 2pm CT in the main sanctuary of Unity Temple on the Plaza at 707 W. 47th St. , Kansas City, MO 64112 He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Paula Fox, his sister, Elena Grosenheider, her husband Larry, his niece Kirsten Erwin, her husband, Aaron, their twin daughters, Annabelle and Arden and his nephew Brett Cantrell. Doug was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Harold Douglas Fox, Jr and Grace Gibson Fox on October 27, 1942. He and his younger sister Elena Seevers Fox Grosenheider grew up in the Washinton, DC area. In 1960, Doug graduated from Wheaton High School in Wheaton, Maryland. He then attended college at the University of Maryland. In 1962, he enlisted in the Navy to serve in the Viet Nam war. He valiantly served for four years on the USS Maddox destroyer which was involved in the Tonkin Gulf incident. In 1967, shortly after he was honorably discharged, he moved with his mother and grandmother to Plantation, Florida. A few years later, Elena also moved to Florida to be near her family. They lived in Florida for many years where Doug was employed at a major Telecommunications company. In 2003, Doug and Paula married in Hawaii and then moved to the Kansas City area, where they made their home in Olathe, KS. Doug loved riding motorcycles, hiking, fishing, playing tennis, music, nature, and animals. He was passionate about photography and made that his profession later in life. He was a very spiritual man and explored many different faiths over the years. His Native American Indian name, given to him by a Navaho shaman, was Two feathers that walks and brings rain. However, at the end of his life, he again embraced Catholicism, the religion in which he was baptized. In lieu of flowers, please donate in his memory to the Parkinson's Foundation www. parkinson. org or the ASCPA www. aspca. org. Celebration Of Life 11/11/2023 2:00 PM Unity Temple on the Plaza 707 W. 47th St. Kansas City, MO 64112