The Oregon Association of Nurseries is saddened to report the passing of Douglas Femrite on December 5, 2023.

Femrite was born in Portland and graduated from Reynolds High School.  He attended Clackamas Community College and Oregon State University.

He was married to Kathie Femrite, who preceded him in death on September 24, 2023.

Femrite is survived by his son Robert and his wife Rachel, their daughters Brianna, Bailey, Olivia, and Ava, and son Thomas his wife Maria and daughter Kayla.

Femrite and his wife owned Femrite Nursery Company in Aurora, Oregon, where they raised bareroot shade and flowering trees and selected grafted conifers.

He was Young Nurseryman of the Year in 1982 and was an OAN Honorary Life Member along with his wife Kathie. She served as OAN president in 1992.

No service has been announced.