Doug was born on October 22, 1966 in Denver, Colorado to Ronald and Carolyn (James) Grande. He was raised in the Mead area and graduated from Skyline High School in 1985. He went on to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Northern Colorado in 1989. He became a partner in the Taggart Insurance Company and was very influential in helping others become successful within his company. He was a certified Insurance Counselor, as well as a former member of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. He was very involved in automobile racing. He was a member of National Auto Sport Association. A highlight of his career was placing 2nd, by mere feet, at a N.A S.A race, in his BMW M3, in the GTS3 class in Tooele, Utah. He was also a member of the Porsche Club of America, as well as the BMW Club of America. Doug also enjoyed playing golf, shooting firearms, traveling throughout the United States, but most of all, he enjoyed his family. Doug was a very generous person, almost to a fault. On November 13, 2018, he married Jennifer Munro in Longmont. Jennifer was one of the most important pieces in Doug’s life. Doug also leaves behind three children in which he adored dearly, Lauren, Melanie and Mason. Doug loved being a husband and Father. Every year at Christmas he would read a story to them, and he continued that the past couple years by recording himself reading those stories for his kids.
Doug is survived by his parents, Ronald and Carolyn, his wife Jennifer, children Lauren, Melanie and Mason, sisters Sue (Stan) Mauch and Sande (Shawn) McCarthy.
A celebration of Doug’s life will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Howe Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to First Bank under the memorial fund titled “The Grande Kids College Fund.” All proceeds will go towards continuing the education of Lauren, Melanie, and Mason Grande. For further assistance or questions, please contact Christy Haag Ledoux at 970-689-1580. Thank you for all of your support.
Donations can also be made to the following in memory of Doug:
BMW CCA Foundation - Street Survival
Be sure to choose “Street Survival Operations” from the “My donation is for” dropdown box
In the comments section, add “In memory of Doug Grande”.
Morgan Adams Foundation
https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/d30fad28-1e6a-44d8-924e-3cc581ec8606
In the “how do you want to direct your donation” select RAKC/RMVR (Race Against Kid’s Cancer / Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing)
In the “donation in memory of” drop down box, there should soon be “Doug Grande Memorial Fund”
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