Doug Thomason

Funeral Director

Doug Thomason originally started in this industry by helping with transfers on nights and weekends and found the work very rewarding. When asked to become a permanent member of the team, he “came out of retirement” and joined us at Brown’s.

A Colorado native, Doug grew up in Denver, relocated to Grand Junction, and graduated from Mesa State College with a degree in business management. He was employed as a Sales Manager in various types of businesses; Travel, Moving and Storage, and Communications.

His extensive background interacting with people of all ages was the perfect fit for serving our client families.

Doug’s kindness and ability to motivate people, enables him to help others reach their best potential. A dedicated advocate for the people of the Grand Valley, Doug ran for office and served on the Grand Junction City Council. Also bringing him a great deal of pleasure and a sense of accomplishment is being called “Coach”. Doug has coached elementary school, middle school, and high school youth sports for over 35 years.

Doug stands out in a crowd for many reasons and at seven feet tall, he is one of the tallest people in Grand Junction.

Doug enjoys four-wheeling and camping throughout Colorado. Husband of Cari, and father of four, with two children at home, (Along with gigantic lap dog Milo) he loves being fully involved with his kids and all of their activities.