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Recent Obituary: Douglas Neil Sprague

Douglas Neil Sprague of Canton, Georgia passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Northside Hospital Cherokee at the age of 76.

Douglas was born in Ann Arbor on May 22, 1946, the only child of Graham Ernest and Helen Louise (Schweinfurth) Sprague.

He graduated from Chelsea High School in 1964 and went on to graduate from Michigan State University in 1968 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

He married his college love, Nancy Roseberry, in 1969 in Saginaw, Michigan. They were married for 52 years.

Douglas proudly served his country in the United States Air Force from 1969-1973. He was stationed at Minot Air Force base in Minot, North Dakota and spent his last year overseas in Seoul, South Korea.

Douglas loved providing for his family, spending his entire 35-year professional career in the automotive industry. From 1973-1977 his father, Graham E. Sprague, was his mentor at Sprague Buick-Olds-Opel, Inc., in Chelsea, Michigan. From 1977 until his retirement in 2008, he worked in various sales management positions for American Honda, Isuzu, Kia, and Suzuki. Douglas resided in five states including Michigan, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, and Georgia. He was especially proud that his many automotive industry contacts were also his lifelong friends.

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