Douglas Edward Ix, a long-time resident of Englewood and Spring Lake, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2017. He was 86-years-old.

Born in Hoboken, N.J. to Mary Hill and Alexander F. Ix, Doug was a graduate of Englewood School for Boys and North Carolina State University. After serving in the Army as a Second Lieutenant, he joined his family’s textile firm, Frank Ix & Sons, where he became CEO. The company, founded in 1919, was at one-time Charlottesville, Virginia’s largest private employer.

For more than 48 years, Doug was married to his beloved wife, Barbara, until her passing in 2015. He is survived by his three loving children Mary Ix, Christine Grimm (Christopher) and Douglas Ix Jr. (Kristin Hordyke); his grandchildren Tripp, Sara and Georgia; his sister-in-law Ann Ix; and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his siblings Alexander Ix, Mary Ix Gaynor and Barbara Ix Leis.

Doug was an avid golfer, skier and gardener. He was a member of the Spring Lake Bath & Tennis Club and the Spring Lake Golf Club; an honored member of the New York Athletic Club; and a past member of the Ridgewood Country Club. He served as President of the Board of Trustees at the Elisabeth Morrow School and was a long-time lector at St. Cecelia Church in Englewood.

On Monday, March 27th, a viewing will be held at 10 AM, immediately followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM, at St. Catharine’s Church at 215 Essex Avenue in Spring Lake. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org.

Affiliations

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  North Carolina State University
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  Army