Douglas Femmel
Apr 4, 1956 - May 24, 2023April 4, 1956 - May 24, 2023
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Douglas Femmel
Apr 4, 1956 - May 24, 2023April 4, 1956 - May 24, 2023
Place of birth
Disability
Cerebral palsy
Education
One of the first disabled children in the 1960s to be allowed into traditional classes with non-disabled kids in the Chicago Public School System
Health challenges
Defeated pneumonia in 1994 and conquered bladder cancer twice in the 2000s
Family
Survived by his wife, Laura, his two sons, Christopher and Kevin, his three grandchildren Caitlin, Ben and Melina, his two daughter-in-laws Heather and Lucero, his two nephews, Ben and Mark. He was a brother to Don, and a son to Arthur and Dorothy.
Personality
Extremely kind-hearted
Devotion
Devoted father
Philosophy
Would often tell his loved ones that he would rather have them in his life than be able to walk
Accomplishments
Defied all medical expectations for a person born with CP in the mid-20th century
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