Springwater, NY: Doug was born in Rochester, New York on January 30th, 1962 to S. Edward and Lois Hatch. Doug passed away at age 60 on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at his home in Springwater, after a long and valiant struggle with Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA). Doug worked at Kodak for 25 years and retired from the Rochester Water Bureau at Hemlock Lake.
Doug’s love for the outdoors inspired his many epic adventures starting with a cross country bicycle trip, at age 18, from Rush, NY to Colorado. Hunting on horseback in the Rocky Mountains was an incredible gift. His 2014 solo summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park was a true accomplishment. He enjoyed downhill skiing, cycling, playing tennis, hunting, stargazing, riding his 1988 BMW motorcycle, and especially car picnics and bird watching with his grandchildren.
Doug was a loyal, loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother. He was a generous man with an adventurous and courageous spirit. He was always quick to help his family and friends, with so many recipients of his selfless acts of kindness. Doug was proud of his projects at home, including crafting cedar strip canoes, constructing bluestone creations, building the family horse barn, and being our BBQ superhero. He was a gentleman, master craftsman, and true friend.
Doug’s kind, considerate, reliable character was cherished by friends and family alike. His smile and sense of humor could easily light up the room. He had a heart of gold, was extremely loved, and will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Kitty K. Hatch; his parents S. Edward and Lois Hatch; his daughters, Kala (Tyler Nagel) Stein and Jessica (Timothy) Lynah; his grandchildren, Avaleigh and Casey Lynah; his siblings, Barry (Annette) Hatch, David (Maria) Hatch, Carol (Kevin Magde) Hatch, and Cheryl Hatch (Frank Johnson); his niece, Deidre (Oscar) Quezada and his nephew, Christopher (Samantha) Basil, and his grandnephews, Joel Dwyer and Joshua Quezada.
In keeping with Doug’s wishes, friends and family are invited to a celebration of life gathering at 12PM on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at Hemlock Lake Park, 7412 Rix Hill Road in Hemlock, NY. Memorial contributions can be made to: Finger Lakes Land Trust, 202 E Court Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 https://www.fllt.org/donate/ and/or Multiple Systems Atrophy Coalition https://support.multiplesystematrophy.org/give/310191/#!/donation/c heckout. To share a memory or a condolence, please visit: www.doughertyfuneralhomes.com
How lucky were we to have Doug and Kitty come into our lives?!! So much fun was had and endless memories to be cherished for our lifetimes. Such a good friend Doug was – always there to help when needed, to share a good laugh and up for any adventure that came along. He will always be Scott’s ‘Doppelgänger!’ 🙂
Love and miss you Doug – forever.
Doug was a great friend the last time i was him he was at Bristol Mt skiing with Kitty.
He was a giving kind soul who would do anything for you. I know he is in heaven out of pain. Bless his family as i know Jesus is by his side. I know ill see him again someday and talk of memory seeing me skiing too. Prayers to the Family
Doug impressed me the first time I met him when he coordinated the new roof that ANNIES Ark needed back in the late 90s. He made sure that things were done the right way while coaching us “non roofers” with kindness and humor. My son , Corb, remained good friends with him even after Doug left Kodak. My sympathies to Kitty and family. May the memories wrap their arms around you and the good Lord comfort you in your loss.
Doug will be missed. He was good man and a hard worker. He helped us a ton on our place in Canada during our 4 day weekend work events. We always enjoyed our motorcycle runs up to Canada for that long weekend. Many stories to be told about those trips.
We had the opportunity to go out west skiing with Doug and Kittie and my brother Garry and Bobbie. We had a blast.
Many great memories of Doug working with him at Kodak too
He will be missed.
Our condolences to the family.
Scott and Vickie Wohlschlegel
Doug was an exceptional man and great friend. He will be truly missed.