Douglas K. Limón (Coach)

Doug was born Feb 12th, 1956 in Milwaukee, WI to parents John Lemon Sr. and Delores Lemon. He was a devoted father, loving grandfather and beloved son.

Doug excelled at Math and Science and was a member of AISES. His love of math & science led him to pursue an education in Engineering & Computing at the University of New Mexico. During college, he was a calculus tutor and provided free tutoring to American Indian students. He was also known to happily accept artwork in exchange for tutoring and by the time Doug graduated he had an extensive collection in his humble apartment. His education led him to an internship at Sandia National Laboratories and a career at Xerox. He would later return to Minnesota to open his own business, Express Business Services with locations in Uptown & The Franklin Business Center. Doug wanted to support a network for other Native business owners and co-founded The Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce. Later he became a Biomedical Field Engineer at HealthPartners.

Coaching basketball was Doug’s greatest passion. He coached boys and girls for 24 years in Traveling, AAU leagues and at Nike Basketball camps. If you called him “Coach” you knew how to run a triangle offense, run endless “killers” backwards and had a lifelong supporter who would always be rooting for you.

When Doug began to have complications with his health, he pursued another passion and began creating traditional and contemporary American Indian Art. He was also the founder of the Cradleboard Project and visited numerous communities to teach parents how to make cradleboards for their babies.

Doug was given a new heart by a selfless donor and their family. The donor and medical professionals who cared for him gave him 7 incredible years. He never took that gift for granted and had tremendous gratitude for each day. He was kind, funny, outspoken & protective. He had a one-of-a-kind smile that would light up every room he walked into and an unforgettable laugh. Doug’s greatest accomplishment in life was leaving people better than he found them.

Doug is survived by his children Jaime (Paul) Witt, Doug (Michelle) Lemon and Ashlee Limón, grandchildren Aniyah, Miles, Giovanni and Audrey and Mother Delores Lemon and siblings Joseph Lemon, Gina Lemon and Dan Lemon.

Doug was proceeded in death by his father John Lemon Sr., brothers John Lemon Jr. and Michael Lemon, and grandparents Gavino Lemon and Elizabeth Taylor Lemon.

In lieu of flowers, Doug requested memorial contributions may be made to First Peoples Fund.

A private service was held for family.

Gigawabamin menawah. Until we meet again.

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