Spotlight on Sooner Rotarian Doug Lyle
Doug’s favorite quote is from Micah, Chapter 6, in the Bible: “….what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Doug’s job is manufacturing, selling marking devices, and engraving. Services provided are a complete range of marking devices, rubber stamps, professional seals, nametags, nameplates and interior engraved signage. Doug enjoys making other people’s lives easier with his products.
One book Doug really enjoyed is If Grace is True by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland because grace is all we have and all we need for this life. When growing up, he enjoyed the Hardy Boys mystery series, Huck Finn, and Call of the Wild.
Favorite activities include hiking and backpacking, 4-wheeling, travel, and dining. Doug enjoys reading and studying philosophy, religion, classical history, sci-fi and fantasy. He would enjoy studying Meso-American history. When he watches TV, he usually likes to watch travel and science shows. Recent magazines or books he has read include:”The Greatest Prayer”, “The Federalist Papers”, and “When Religion Becomes Lethal”. Doug is a great fan of the Harry Potter series and recently enjoyed the movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”.
Favorite singers include Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Cleo Lane, Placido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Patsy Klein, and Loretta Lynn. He also enjoys sports and loves to watch the Thunder, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Cardinals.
Doug would like to revisit Viet Nam. He enjoyed the Central Highlands and the wonderful people while he was there. If he could live somewhere else, he would live in Mexico or Ecuador. If he could pick a place to travel to, it would be to the Acropolis in Athens, the Forum in Rome, Ayres Rock in the Australian outback, the Serengeti Plains and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Kenya, Angkor Wat in Cambodia and/or the Great Wall of China. Even so, his favorite place is home because it is a comfortable, relaxing place to recharge his batteries.
Interests outside of Rotary include Center for Children and Families, Downtown Norman and OU sports.
His favorite meal includes anything Mexican. Favorite games include Scrabble and card games though he feels that he is a totally incompetent bridge player. Favorite sports include football and basketball.
Doug belongs to Delta Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association, the Infantry Association,. The Fourth Division Association, and Sons of the American Revolution. Doug admires Stephen Hawking who has a brilliant mind who refuses to let obstacles get in his way.
When describing the ideal friend, Doug says they are not always interested in the same things but are concerned and caring and they have a sense of humor. As a friend himself, Doug tries to be available. Speaking of friends, Doug owns 2 Greyhounds,(Jake and Flyboy), 3 Whippets (Stormy, Sammy, and Monty), 1 chocolate Lab (Emma), and 1 Heinz 57 (Abby).
If Doug could have 3 wishes, he would wish for discernment, tolerance, and kinship. (But….he’d also like to win the lotto!)
Things Doug would like to work on this year include learning another language, getting serious about working out, and losing another 30 pounds (he’s on his way)!