Douglas Neely

Doug was born in 1926 in Los Angeles. He grew up in the beach cities, graduated HS in Redondo Beach, and enlisted in the Army Air Corps at 17, serving in the Philippines. Following his service, he began his 32-year Sales and Marketing career with Western Airlines working in Southern California and Arizona. While working in San Diego, he met the love of his life, Esther Angeles. They married in 1954 and started a family. Following his career, Doug was active in the community, volunteering in Upland Rotary, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Friends of Ontario Airport, and as a Volunteer Officer for the Upland Police Department. He was also co-founder of the Bola Tie Society of Arizona.

Doug enjoyed family, travel, SCUBA diving, Bola Ties, tennis, and, of course, ice cream. He never met a stranger and never missed an opportunity to tell a joke. Doug’s life was “The Only Way to Fly!”

Doug is survived by his wife, Esther, son Matt (Kellie), daughter Laura (Mark), Grandchildren Melissa and Eric, Great-Granddaughters Ava and Abigail, and beloved extended family. He lived a full life and was loved by many.

Services will be held July 24th at Westmont Village in Riverside.

Services for Douglas Neely will be at 1:00 PM on Saturday July 24th at the Chapel at Westmont Village, 21233 Lemay Drive, Riverside, CA 92518. Immediately following the Memorial Service, there will be a Reception to Celebrate Doug’s life.

Memorial Service Details: Westmont Village Chapel, 21233 Lemay Drive, Riverside, CA 92518. Westmont Village is near the Van Buren exit of the I-215 Freeway. Exit the I-215 at Van Buren, head west on Van Buren for 1 mile. You will go past the Riverside National Cemetery. Turn left on Village West Drive (there is a signal). Go south on Village West drive for approx. 0.8 miles. Lemay is the second entrance into Westmont Village. There is a guard gate which is usually unmanned. Pull up to the speaker, press the button, and tell them you are there for the Neely services at the Chapel. Once through the gate, the Chapel will be on Lemay Drive on your left, about 1000 feet past the gate. Google Maps will try to take you about a block farther, but the Chapel is on the southeast corner of Lemay and Arnold and you enter from Lemay