Dwight Doering

Dwight Darrel Doering, a devoted husband, loving father, and successful businessman, passed away suddenly in his Saskatoon home on Saturday, January 25th. He was 71.

Dwight was born at the Regina Grey Nuns' Hospital (now Pasqua Hospital) to Carl and Oma Doering, who operated a family farm near the village of Dilke. He grew up alongside his big sister Myrna in an Eaton's catalogue house built by their grandfather Ole Holland.

Carl Doering, who everybody called Chuck, was gregarious and well-liked. His kitchen table was often host to friendly strangers he had spontaneously invited over for a visit. The family attended Dilke United Church, through which Dwight met his lifelong best friend Ken Horne. The two were inseparable through their elementary and high school days, and would maintain their friendship for nearly seven decades.

Dwight was very close to his father, inheriting Chuck's sense of humour, involvement in band music, and love of fast cars. He was also expected to inherit the family farm, but Dwight's intelligence compelled him to defer that path, and study agriculture and political science at the University of Saskatchewan. There he met Lorna Ornawka, a brilliant biochemistry major, who was also born into a farming family, and happened to have the exact same birthday. Their love grew over the course of several years, and the pair were eventually wed on June 11th, 1983.

Dwight and Lorna welcomed the birth to their first son, Kurtis, on February 28th, 1987, followed by Conrad on August 5th, 1991. Dwight would often lament how his boys never had the chance to meet their grandfather, who "would have really gotten a kick out of Conrad." But Chuck had set a high standard for fatherhood. Dwight's kids would be raised in a loving, supportive home, and be taught values like integrity, honesty, and generosity.

As the economics of farming shifted, Dwight was forced to take a second job as a traveling accountant to make ends meet, leaving him little time to be with his family. His solution was to start his own accountancy firm: Pro Tax Consultants, which continues to operate successfully in Saskatoon to this day. Few people would have been able to summon the tenacity, resourcefulness, and stamina needed to establish a business, maintain a working farm, and raise two young sons at the same time. But to his eternal credit, Dwight pulled it off.

By the time he reached his 60s, Dwight had earned a break. He sold his farm and business, took daily dog walks in Chief Whitecap Park, and prioritized golf outings with Kurtis, Conrad, and Ken Horne. He also volunteered his accounting expertise to the Queen Elizabeth Exhibition Haultain Community Association.

Dwight has left a profound impact on his family, friends, clients, business partners, and community. He will be dearly missed. The celebration of his life will be held at a later date.