Many people came to know Smorgass Bored with his multiple nicknames: Tampa-Tubby Bob, Doug Wiley and even Doug Wilson.
I was honored to be called his friend. Doug sometimes called me Pal Joey and he made me laugh. It was but one of the things that I liked about him.
When I drove to a pool tournament, I would often called Doug to check in on him and to keep him abreast of my new travels and pool goals. He frequently already knew about the things I shared with him and I wondered how he acquired his information because it was uncanny that he already knew of my losses and my winnings. He could often tell me more about the tournaments I played in than what I knew. It was funny. Doug was full of surprises and his gifts kept on multiplying.
Many AZBers came to know Doug and his magical way of talking to you. Doug had this way of talking to people that made you feel like you were something special and that he was "all in" when he spoke to you and he was. He even accomplished this remarkable feat on this new medium of the Internet in forums like AZ Billiards. Doug had many unique gifts and he gave of them freely and without expectation of reward. I will be forever grateful for his generosity.
Before Doug passed, I shared with him some experiences that I had and we talked about some very personal things and one of them was salvation. I asked him if he believed in God and in Jesus Christ. He said that he did and we even went further with the discussion. I told him of my own personal experiences with life and death and the lord and how these experiences came to change my life and alter the course of events for me. I don't talk much about my faith, mostly because I am such a sorry excuse for a Christian. I asked Doug if he had asked God for forgiveness of his sins and accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and he said that he had. Not everyone has a chance to make peace with the lord and I am fully aware that there are many of our brothers and sisters here on this forum who are agnostic or atheistic. I respect their lack of conviction or lack of faith in these areas and I always try to remember what Buddha said. (Not the Buddha that Doug and I busted at Young's Triple Play) Buddha said it is up to each man to work out his own salvation. I have lived my life believing that it is every person's right to make their own choices. It is not my goal to be a shining light for salvation or a preacher of hell fire and damnation but I hope those of you who don't share my religious beliefs will grant me this freedom to express something that I believe Doug (and I) would have wanted you all to know. It may not be the path for everyone to follow but Doug was lucky enough to have the time to think about his life and to choose this path. Doug was very good at determining the odds and I'm glad that he chose the path that he did.
I'll shut up about this now but Doug being the eternal friend asked me if I believed in the other side and I said I did. Doug whispered in that personal unique way, "Well, you know I'll be keeping an eye on you!"
I know when I hear someone tell a good joke, make fun of themselves or dispensing some good advice, I'll think of Doug. When I push the envelope and escape punishment one more time, I will remember that Doug is "keeping an eye on me".
May Doug Winslow rest in peace and last forever in the memories of AZ Billiards.
I was honored to be called his friend. Doug sometimes called me Pal Joey and he made me laugh. It was but one of the things that I liked about him.
When I drove to a pool tournament, I would often called Doug to check in on him and to keep him abreast of my new travels and pool goals. He frequently already knew about the things I shared with him and I wondered how he acquired his information because it was uncanny that he already knew of my losses and my winnings. He could often tell me more about the tournaments I played in than what I knew. It was funny. Doug was full of surprises and his gifts kept on multiplying.
Many AZBers came to know Doug and his magical way of talking to you. Doug had this way of talking to people that made you feel like you were something special and that he was "all in" when he spoke to you and he was. He even accomplished this remarkable feat on this new medium of the Internet in forums like AZ Billiards. Doug had many unique gifts and he gave of them freely and without expectation of reward. I will be forever grateful for his generosity.
Before Doug passed, I shared with him some experiences that I had and we talked about some very personal things and one of them was salvation. I asked him if he believed in God and in Jesus Christ. He said that he did and we even went further with the discussion. I told him of my own personal experiences with life and death and the lord and how these experiences came to change my life and alter the course of events for me. I don't talk much about my faith, mostly because I am such a sorry excuse for a Christian. I asked Doug if he had asked God for forgiveness of his sins and accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and he said that he had. Not everyone has a chance to make peace with the lord and I am fully aware that there are many of our brothers and sisters here on this forum who are agnostic or atheistic. I respect their lack of conviction or lack of faith in these areas and I always try to remember what Buddha said. (Not the Buddha that Doug and I busted at Young's Triple Play) Buddha said it is up to each man to work out his own salvation. I have lived my life believing that it is every person's right to make their own choices. It is not my goal to be a shining light for salvation or a preacher of hell fire and damnation but I hope those of you who don't share my religious beliefs will grant me this freedom to express something that I believe Doug (and I) would have wanted you all to know. It may not be the path for everyone to follow but Doug was lucky enough to have the time to think about his life and to choose this path. Doug was very good at determining the odds and I'm glad that he chose the path that he did.
I'll shut up about this now but Doug being the eternal friend asked me if I believed in the other side and I said I did. Doug whispered in that personal unique way, "Well, you know I'll be keeping an eye on you!"
I know when I hear someone tell a good joke, make fun of themselves or dispensing some good advice, I'll think of Doug. When I push the envelope and escape punishment one more time, I will remember that Doug is "keeping an eye on me".
May Doug Winslow rest in peace and last forever in the memories of AZ Billiards.
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