Blackie, Douglas Hopkins Born in November 1928 in San Francisco, Calif., the son of Edwin and Helen Blackie, Doug Blackie died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, with his loving family at his Los Osos home. He went to Lowell High School in San Francisco, where he excelled at basketball, as well as golf - he was a two handicap player. After he served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Ord during the Korean War, he graduated with a degree in Accounting from Golden Gate College in San Francisco. Doug married Shirley Baker in 1955, who died in 1999 in Los Osos. He worked as an accountant for Kaiser Steel, Santa Maria Railroad and finally for the Tri-Counties Blood Bank. He had played golf with Central Coast Golf Clubs since 1995. The family wishes to thank Marion Hospice for their loving care. Doug is survived by his wife, Lu Ann Blackie; son, Stephen Blackie (Kimberley); daughter, Victoria Morelli (Don): two granddaughters Amy and Sarah Morelli; great-grandson, Izaiaha Wright; stepdaughter Kathleen Lonergan; and step-granddaughters Rachel White and Amelia and Artemis Xenakis. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, at the Baywood Park Community Church, 1436 11th St. in Los Osos. Donations can be made in his memory to Marion Hospice. Published in San Luis Obispo Tribune on August 17, 2011