Douglas G. Erickson
Major Douglas Garold Erickson, 72, of Tyler, TX, peacefully passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, surrounded by loving family. Doug was born to Garold (Gary) Erickson and Laura Streif Erickson on May 19, 1950, in Shell Lake, WI. Doug graduated from Mayo High School in 1968. He grew up in Rochester, MN and enlisted for military service in the Navy as a 19-year-old. Doug started as a hospital corpsman in the US Navy and served as a Vietnam combat medic until December 1972. He then joined the US Air Force in July 1980 and started at Pease AFB, NH. Doug went on as a staff anesthetist at Tinker...