(08/18/12) Coventry - Douglas J. Auger, 18, of Weaver Hill Road died Friday, August 17, 2012 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Fish Hill Road in Coventry.
Born in Warwick, he was the beloved son of John C. and Susan L. (Robinson) Auger. Doug graduated this past June from Coventry High School where he was a member of the boys’ varsity basketball team, and he was enrolled at the Community College of Rhode Island for the upcoming fall semester. Since his graduation Doug had been working for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management at Goddard State Park in Warwick.
Doug was very athletic and was a lifelong member of the Coventry Soccer Association. He played baseball in the Central Coventry Little League and in the Coventry Babe Ruth League. Prior to being selected to the boys’ varsity team Doug played basketball in the Coventry Basketball Association, in the AAU Basketball League and for the Coventry Middle School team.
Besides his parents he is survived by his brother Bradley J. Auger of Coventry, his aunts and uncles: Robin L. Lancellotta and her husband Michele of West Warwick; Karen L. Snurkowski of West Warwick; Hazel Swanson; Ruth Livingston; Martin O. Auger and his wife Pauline of Brownstown, MI; Dennis Auger of North Kingstown; Marlene Auger of Warwick; Harold and Lesley Behm of Coventry; several cousins and his girlfriend Jordan Passaglia. He was the maternal grandson of the late John M. and Helen M. (Anderson) Robinson, the paternal grandson of the late Gerard and Isabel (Goozey) Auger and the nephew of the late Kenneth Auger.
Doug’s family is remembering him as a quiet, caring and dependable young man who was a hard worker and a loving person especially of his new dog, “Tank”.
His funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 10:00 am at Emanuel Lutheran Church, 9 New London Avenue, West Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Monday, August 20 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM at Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, 659 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Doug’s memory be sent to the CTA Scholarship Fund, 40 Reservoir Road, Coventry, RI 02816. Information and condolences at www.carpenterjenks.com.
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