Ceremony remembers the life of La Grande’s Doug Trice

Published 9:00 am Wednesday, July 27, 2022

LA GRANDE — A celebration of life ceremony for Doug Trice will be conducted Saturday, July 30, at Pioneer Park, La Grande.

The ceremony will start at 1 p.m. and will include a ribbon cutting ceremony for the field the La Grande City Council last year named in Trice’s honor.

Trice, an award-winning Special Olympics coach and a hall of fame athlete, died in his sleep at his La Grande residence May 6, 2020, at age 68.

Trice’s contributions as a Special Olympics coach were far from overlooked during his life.

He was named an assistant coach for Team USA at the World Games in Shanghai, China, in 2007. That same year he received a Governor’s Gold Award from then Gov. Ted Kulongoski for his work in Special Olympics. Four years later, Trice was selected as a Special Olympics coach for Team USA in Athens, Greece.

Six months before his passing, Trice was inducted into the La Grande High School Tiger Booster Hall of Fame. He was recognized for his Special Olympics work and his athletic accomplishments.