La Posta January 2002 5
Doug DeRoest
POSTAL HISTORIANS
1949-2001
ON LINE
The following individuals have expressed an
interest in corresponding with other collectors via e-
mail. Names are followed by specific interest (where
known) and complete e-mail address. If you would
like to join this list in future issues of La Posta, send
us a note via e-mail at
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Paul G. Abajian [Vermont postal history]
—
PGA@vbimail.champlain.edu
Murray Abramson [4th Bureaus & air to foreign dest.ination]
—
abram001@mc.duke.edu
Charlie Adrion [Flag Cancels] —
adrionc@mail.idt.net
Carl W. Albrecht [Certified Mail/Postal Forms & Labels]
—
calbrech@infinet.com
Jim Alexander [Texas Postal History]
—
JAlexa5943@aol.com
Doug DeRoest (Leon Douglas DeRoest) 52 of La
John Amberman [Dealer]
Grande, Oregon died November 1, 2001 at Oregon
—
amberman@ambermanpostalhistory.com
Health Science University following a short illness.
Gary Anderson [US Doanes & ND postal history]
Doug was born July 15, 1949 in Baker City and gradu- —
garyndak@ix.netcom.com
Kirk Andrews —
kirk.j.andrews@intel.comated from Baker High School in 1967. In 1968 he mar-
A.A. Armstrong, Jr. [Western Nebraska & S.D. butcher
ried Jean Hall. Doug first worked for Leo Adler Ship-
PPCs] —
draa@rockski.net
ping but soon became manager for Grizzly Bear Pizza.
Roland Austin [Liberty Series & Modern p.h.]
He worked his way up to the board of directors, and
—
raustin13@aol.com
when Grizzly Bear sold the company, Doug decided it
John Azarkevich [Military postal history dealer]
was time for him to go into business for himself. He
—
john.a2z@worldnet.att.net
started Klondike Pizza in 1983 and continued to own it
Harold Babb [Southern States postal history]
until his death.
—
babbx01@netside.com
Mark Baker [CA & NV postal history dealer]
Doug was widely known in the postal history commu-
—
mbcovers@directcon.net
nity through his numerous articles in La Posta and his
Michael A. Ball [Alaska Arctic & Antarctic incl. military]
work as president of the Oregon Country Postal History
—
BallAgency@aol.com
Society. He was also quite active in local history in east-
Alan Banks [Missouri] —
abanks7@aol.com
ern Oregon and was the motivating force behind estab-
Richard Bard, Jr. —
dbard@plix.com
lishing the Interpretive Center. He also was very inter-
John H. Barwis —
j.h.barwis@siep.shell.com
ested in the Chinese Cemetery in Baker City and urged John E. Beane, MD [West Virginia postal history]
—
JBEANE@prodigy.netits protection.
William R. Beith [Eastern Oregon] —
wrbeith@home.com.
Doug had many interests. He loved restoring old cars
Henry J. Berthelot [train, ship wreck mail & US postal card
and doing car shows. He collected old pictures of East-
p.h.]—
hankberthelot@yahoo.com
ern Oregon and had them restored for future genera-
Henry Betz [Franklin Co., PA & Cumberland Valley RR]
tions. He loved gardening and mostly he loved birds—
—
hbetz@epix.net
especially his private bird Elvis (a scarlet macaw). Jim Blandford [Mich. Doanes & Early Detroit]
—
jblandf526@aol.com
Doug is survived by his wife Jean DeRoest of LaGrande,
Tim Boardman [Washington PH, photos, books & maps]
Julie and Michael Marostica of Ontario, Tami and John
—
Simcoe@dsl-only.net
Lannon of LaGrande, Susan DeRoest of Ontario,
Joe Bock [Airmail/US Transports] —
jorobock@sedona.net
Michael DeRoest of Baker City, and Jim Hall of Baker
Eppe Bosch —
bonep@qwest.net
City. He has six grandchildren. His mother and stepfa- Caj Brejtfus [1851-61 3c & Machine cancels]
—
brejtfus@earthlink.comther Toye and Dee Spence, his sister Madeline Kahn of
Deane Briggs, MD [Florida Postal History]
Fallon Nevada, his brother Ron DeRoest of Baker City,
—
dbriggs2@tampabay.rr.com
his brother Dorrell Spence and Patrick Spence, and nu-
Roger S. Brody [US 2nd Bureau issue] —
RSBCO@aol.com
merous nephews and nieces. Doug spent a good deal of
Mark Burnett [Washington-Franklins Series]
his life with his wife caring and raising foster children
—
MBur331547@aol.com
and felt that they were his own. Many children called
Raymond Buse [Cincinnati & Clermont Co., OH p.h.]
him dad.
—
stamppat@aol.com
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