Later in life, Doug became more interested in his family history, especially the stories related to his Mom’s family narrative. Marguerite Hill was born and raised in the small town of Brooks in northern Minnesota and later moved to southwest Wisconsin to attend high school. Doug made the trip in 2013 to Livingston, Wisconsin, to attend the annual family reunion, and again the year after his Mom died to attend a memorial service at the old Rock Church and cemetery where many of the Hill family members are buried. He was planning to attend the reunion once again in 2019 before he learned that that he was battling cancer. He will be remembered at the memorial service this August at the Rock Church, and some of his cremated remains will be spread at selected gravesites at the cemetery.