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Douglas E. Kane, November 18, 1955 - Saturday February 5, 2011
You will be missed!
Douglas E. Kane, 55, of Amherst Ohio died Saturday February 5, 2011 at Buffalo General Hospice Center following a 4 year battle with frontotemporal dementia. He was born November 18, 1955 in New York, graduated high school from Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh in 1973 and from the Merchant Marine Academy in 1977.
Doug worked as a Process Control Engineer for the nuclear industry and was at Three Mile Island during the 1979 accident. In 1985 he moved to Ohio where he worked as the Director of IT for Wickens, Herzer and Panza and then started an IT Consulting company US Microshare and then KCS Systems, Inc.
In 2001, Doug opened Sandstone Stables in Amherst where he bred Egyptian Arabian horses and Icelandic horses. He was involved with the US Icelandic Horse Congress. In 2005, Doug served as president of the Amherst Marching Comets Booster club for two years. In 2007 Doug, along with his co-author Christy Wood, published a book, "Ariel's Journey".
He is survived by his children Sean Kane (Tara) of Milwaukee Wisconsin, David Kane (Angie) of Milwaukee Wisconsin and Adam Kane of Stuttgart Germany, grandchildren Felicity and Carter and his brother Damon Kane (Michele) of Philadelphia PA. He was preceded in death by his parents Royal and June Kane. There will be a private family celebration of life gathering in Milwaukee Wisconsin next month.