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OBITUARY: Ray Stephen Douglas, 1956-2021
Ray Stephen Douglas died peacefully at home in Rio Dell at the age of 65, on April 5, 2021.
Ray was born on Feb. 12, 1956 in Jackson, Tennessee. He moved to
Encinitas when he was in elementary school. He attended San
Dieguito High School and then Torrey Pines High School. Ray was a
gifted athlete and played football and ran track while in high school,
and once received a trophy for the most touchdowns in one season for
San Diego county. Ray enjoyed watching pro sports and stayed a loyal
fan of the San Diego Padres and the Chargers all of his life.
California is expected to see a significant drop in the number of Johnson & Johnson vaccines it receives next week as millions more residents become eligible. Cierra Johnson reports.
“I’m glad it’s done. I don’t have to think about it anymore,” said Jenny Douglas of Encinitas after her shot was given by firefighters who are part of Operation Collaboration.
Several people told NBC 7 they felt lucky to get their shots. A few, like Lindley Mesa, said they felt bad that more people couldn’t be in their shoes.
“I was looking online for a couple of weeks and as soon as I could get one, it didn’t matter what my schedule was, Mesa said. “Today I was glad to get in.”
$1 Million Gift to BUTI Launches the Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Fund
Chester and Joy Douglass’ pledge, the largest in the program’s 54-year history, strengthens bond with BSO to train young musicians
March 1, 2021 Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI), a program of Boston University College of Fine Arts, announces that longtime supporter and current Chair of the BUTI Advisory Council, Chester “Chet” W. Douglass and his wife, Joy, have pledged $1,000,000 to launch the Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Fund.
“Dr. Douglass has been an invaluable leader for BUTI for the past six years,” says Hilary Respass, Executive Director of Boston University Tanglewood Institute. “With his generous consultation and support we have built the program and its community of supporters, celebrating a 50
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If the Douglass family was a piece of music, Tanglewood would be a central motif. Now the Douglasses are adding a
fortissimo climax.
Chair of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Advisory Council, Chester “Chet” W. Douglass and his wife, Joy, have pledged $1 million to launch the Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Fund, the largest gift in the 54-year history of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI).
BUTI is a summer training program for promising musicians, singers, and composers 14 to 20 years old, on its own 64-acre campus in Lenox, Mass. The new fund, created to strengthen the more than five-decade partnership between the Institute and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, marks a significant investment in the training of young artists through a continuum of music education connecting BUTI and Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home, just down the street.