Mr. Douglas Freeman Colley, 68, of Lake Wales, FL, died Thursday, November 3, 2005, at the James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital in Tampa, FL. He was born December 7, 1936, in Grand Rapids and moved to Lake Wales five years ago from Grand Rapids. A charter member of the Gen. John A. Logan Camp No. 1 of Grand Rapids, Doug will always be remembered each time the Camp’s flags fly as both the United States and Camp flags were purchased by him and presented to the Camp. Doug also supported the restoration of the Kent County Civil War Monument by having $50 of his veterans’ pension transferred to the restoration fund each month for over three years. Doug honored his Civil War ancestor, Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Pvt. Samuel C. Colley, Co. G, 78th New York Infantry.

Brother Colley was a longtime resident of Portland, Oregon, where he managed a printing business, which employed disabled veterans. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from January 1955 until January 1959. He volunteered at Veterans’ Hospitals counseling patients with spinal cord injuries and was a volunteer at the Lake Wales Care Center. Doug belonged to several veterans’ service organizations: the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Disabled American Veterans, AMVETS, and the American Legion. He was active in the Marine Corps League and was named Marine of the year in 2004. He was a member of the Central Avenue Baptist Church in Lake Wales.