| Graduation Year | Class of 1963 |
| Date of Birth | Jan 22, 1945 |
| Date of Passing | Jan 05, 2018 |
| About | My older brother. Carol Swanson Henderson |
| Events | Douglas W. Swanson, Jr. (Age 72) Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, January 5, 2018 at his home in Ashburn, Virginia after a long battle with cancer. Born January 22, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Douglas W. and Lois Koch Swanson. Doug grew up in Sparta, New Jersey and matriculated at Cornell University on an NROTC Scholarship in 1963, earning a degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Electrical Engineering. Doug met his "Sweetiepie", Sally, in the fall of 1964. They were married in 1967, two days after they graduated from Cornell University. Doug later earned an M.B.A. from The American University. As a Naval Officer on active duty from 1968 to 1973 and as a Federal Government Employee from 1973 to 1996, Doug worked as a nuclear propulsion engineer. Upon his retirement from the government, Doug became a Managing Consultant for Price Waterhouse Coopers Consulting and later a Senior Managing Consultant for IBM. He retired in 2007.Doug is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sally; daughters, Heather Vogt (Paul) and Kristen Swanson (Cullen Woehrle) and son, James Ryan Swanson; five grandchildren, Trevor and Emma Vogt and Calvin, Malcolm and Drake Woehrle; sister, Carol Henderson (Robert) and brother, Robert Swanson; and Sally's twin sister, Elizabeth Hall. Sally and Doug loved cruising and travelled together to over 70 countries. He especially loved spending time at their summer home in Crescent Beach, Niantic, Connecticut. Doug was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandpa, brother and friend. He will be missed by all who knew him. A Memorial Service will be held on April 14, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in McLean, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, donations in Doug's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society or Capital Caring Hospice in Virginia. |
