Douglas Arnold Eggen, Sr.

July 19, 1946 – November 16, 2025

Doug came into this world on July 19, 1946 in Renton WA to Arnie and Aggie (Rosenstein) Eggen. He joined a brother, Don … two years his elder.

The Highands was their home until Doug was nine, at which time Aggie and the boys moved back to her hometown, Enumclaw. His father was a good provider but not what Doug would call a “regular Dad”.

Aggie raised her boys mostly as a single mother, working in the meat department at the old Food Center. She purchased a home on Sorenson Avenue which eventually filtered down to Doug.

He was exceptionally close to his Slovenian maternal grandmother and aunt and uncle, Josie and Elmer Jensen. Doug also had fond memories of his times with his Norwegian paternal grandparents.

He spent his young

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