Doug Huitink

  On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, Doug Huitink of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota departed this world for heaven at the age of 70. 

  A funeral service will be held at a later date to comply with state Covid-19 regulations at Sunnybrook Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51106. A notification will be posted on the Meyer Brothers Funeral home website/Obituary and will appear in the Sioux City Journal.

  Doug was born on February 15, 1950, in Hawarden, Iowa to Willard and Bert (Den Ouden) Huitink. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, in 1972. In 1981 he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota. He taught History at East High School where he also coached wrestling and football. He coached football at Morningside College. In June, 1977, Doug joined Wilson Trailer Company.  He enjoyed a long and very successful career at Wilson Trailer Company for over 39 years when he retired in January 2017. He adored his fellow workers and has many friendships with fellow Wilson Trailer Company "family." They still enjoyed lunches together, motorcycle rides, hunting, fishing, and boating together.

  On July, 18,1998, he married Judith Ann Garnos. Their combined family included his daughter Kara Coquillon and her husband, Reggie and two grandsons he adored, Cameron and Andre of Mesa, Arizona; his sons, Graham Garnos of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Garrett Garnos of Charleston, South Carolina and Tosha Jacobs and Ben Jacobs of Tempe, Arizona. 

  Doug had a passion for his Harley Davidson motorcycles.  For the last 22 years he shared annual trips with his wife and close friends of El Grupo. He was a founder of Club 215 where he served on their Board and where his best friends of 26 years became his Family. He loved to birdwatch. He loved the great outdoors, boating, hunting, and fishing with his family and friends. He was an avid classical music lover and big fan and supporter of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. He enjoyed spending time at breakfast with his close hunting and fishing buddies at Zort's Prime Time every morning solving the world's problems. He cherished his fraternity brothers of Delta Sigma Phi, Morningside College, and looked forward to monthly dinner get togethers of the fraternity brothers and their wives.  He was a long-time member of Sunnybrook Church and member of the choir. Doug was known for his quick wit, his infectious smile, and his ever kind and ever compassionate spirit.

   Doug loved spending time in the Black Hills in the "Deadwood house" full of buffalo decorations and buffalo works of art. The motorcycle rides through Spearfish Canyon and Needles Highway were always out of this world and breathtaking for him! Doug cherished his time at Lewis and Clark Lake, Yankton, SD, at the "Lake House." Pontoon boat sunset cruises on the Lake were his favorite especially with his dogs, Ruby and Bear, and friends along for the ride! He enjoyed buzzing around in his 4 wheeler.  In February, Doug loved the two weeks of relaxation and basking in the sun, watching the Sea of Cortez or the Pacific Ocean in Cabo, Mexico! He looked forward to getting together with his friends from home that had condos in Cabo each and every year.  And Doug was so proud that he was learning Spanish. 

  Doug was proceeded in death by his father Willard, his mother Bert, his brother Terry, and his sister-in-law Kathy.

  He is survived by his wife Judy, his daughter Kara and her husband, Reggie, his grandsons Cameron and Andre, his sons Graham and Garrett, Tosha and Ben, his sister Kim Hegedus and her husband Dave, many cousins, several nephews and their wives.

  A memorial donation in the memory of Doug may be made to Doug's favorite organization offering invaluable services to all who come to Club 215, 2432 Jay Avenue, Sioux City. Iowa 51101.

 "It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone."  John Steinbeck