Obituary: Douglas Terry

Douglas Terry

March 11, 1949

July 26, 2012

Douglas Ray Terry of Enterprise, 63, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, in a car accident in Orofino, Idaho.

Doug was born in La Grande March 11, 1949, to Pearl Alice McCoy and Wallace Stanton Terry. Doug attended high school in Thompson Falls, Mont., where he met his future wife, Carol Ann Pritzkau. The couple were married on Oct. 12, 1968, and eventually made their home in Great Falls, Montana, where he ran a successful tent and awning business and custom mattress factory.

He and Carol built a unique and beautiful underground home where they raised their three children. Wishing to return to his childhood hometown, the family moved to Enterprise in 1990.

Doug purchased the historic Burnaugh Building in downtown Enterprise, which he and Carol remodeled and managed. The couple succeeded in adding the building to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Doug was a community leader; he was a member of the Wallowa County Arts Council, the Enterprise Community Church, the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce, and the Ford Foundation Leadership Group. He was elected to the Enterprise City Council in 2009.

Dougs hobbies and interests were many, including glassblowing, coins, antiques, woodcarving, pottery, and wind energy. Three of his glass ornaments were displayed on the National Christmas Tree in 2002. Doug was extremely handy, always building something out of nothing, such as a full glassblowing studio and a wind generator. He loved helping his daughters with big projects at their homes. His current project with his wife was to build their retirement home north of Enterprise.

He was known for his friendliness, warm smile, and love of bad puns.

Doug is survived by his wife, Carol; his son, Brent Terry, his daughters, Dayna Terry Willms and Shannon Terry Reel; four grandchildren; his brothers, Gerald Bacon, Stan Terry, Glen Terry, Rick Taylor, and his sister Frankie Thamert; and his father, Wallace.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. August 3, 2012, at 1 p.m. at the Enterprise Community Church.