Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Navy Veteran Douglas Ott, Age 73 of Crossville, TN
Died Mar. 6, 2019
Born July 23, 1945 in Dayton,Ohio
He was a very proud Navy Veteran who served from 1963 to 1966 aboard the U.S.S. Hancock ..He was an EM 3 at the time of his Honorable Discharge ..He loved his country and Family and was very instrumental in helping raise his grand and great children..He loved Baseball, Corvettes and making sure the lawn was beautiful and growing roses ..
At the time of his passing he had endured a very long journey with Parkinson’s Disease and was a Prostate Cancer survivor…His final mission in life was to make sure his wife of 51 years and all his family was taken care of …He was placed in The National Cemetery in Dayton,Ohio in March of 2019 and joined there by his wife in February of this year…He is greatly loved and very missed
We had a great 7.14 Mile walk today. We first walked by Holiday Hills Lake and then we headed up town to the Veterans Memorial Park. After reading several names on the Memorial Wall we headed to the Crossville City Cemetery where we visited 10 of our Fallen Brothers. We then made a stop at Family Ties Restaurant before heading back towards home. We did run into some rain about a half mile from home. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping me honor this hero. We had 114 honks today. It was amazing. Thank you.
Navy Veteran Douglas Ott will not be forgotten !
