Mellotronists

Man, that's terrible! Sorry to hear that. I wish I got to meet him. 
Looks like we were neighbors. How long did he live in Fort Worth?
Ches



--- In Mellotronists@y..., "Markus Resch" <rah287w@t...> wrote:
> Hello there!
> 
> David Kean asked me to post the following:
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> I want to let you know that a dear friend and ardent Mellotron 
aficionado
> passed away this last Saturday.
> Doug Ferguson was one of my earliest clients and, as happens so 
often in
> this wacky business, became a close friend over the years. His 
fascination
> for the Mellotron was true to both the idea of the design and the 
intention
> of it's inventors, he commented frequently on how he wondered at the
> engineering behind the instrument and whether the inventors 
realized how
> much impact they would have on the music world.
> Doug was responsible for introducing me to many of the more obscure 
bands of
> the 70's that used the tron; Spring, Il Balletto, Wind, Lift, 
Celeste and
> many others...his own music CD's showed up once or twice a years 
with tons
> of great playing and the tron up front and center.
> His support for other tron users was born out of both excitement 
for it and
> , mostly, a need for friendship from like-minded individuals like
> yourselves.
> Spare a moment of thought for him, with an eye towards this rare 
common
> ground that we share.
> I'll miss him a great deal.
> David T. Kean
> 
> The Obituary in the Ft. Worth paper:
> 
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> 
> Douglas Wright Ferguson
> 1970 - 2002  View/Sign Guest Book
> Douglas Wright Ferguson, 31, a loving son, brother and gifted 
musician,
> passed away Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at a local hospital.
> Memorial service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Congregational Church 
on Trail
> Lake Drive in Fort Worth.
> Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National
> Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Tarrant County, P.O. Box 1504, Fort 
Worth,
> Texas 76101.
> Douglas Wright Ferguson was born Sept. 25, 1970, in Manhattan, Kan.
> Throughout his brief life he faced and overcame many challenges 
that would
> have defeated a person of lesser character.
> He was loved by all who knew him and, through his music, by many 
who never
> met him. He touched many lives. He was a longtime employee of 
Perotti's
> Pizza, founder of the musical group "Ohm," and member of the local 
group,
> "Yeti."
> Survivors: Mother and father, Janna and Gary Ferguson; brother, Matt
> Ferguson; grandmother, Anna Jo Moseley; and 15 aunts, uncles and 
cousins.