Doug was born February 18, 1917 and was a Stadium High School graduate. He attended the UPS business school, and graduated from the University of Washington. He started as a salesman at Northwest Door and subsequently went on to run the company. He owned lumber mills in Canada and Wyoming and with father, Joseph, they purchased the Service Tobacco Company.

            In 1979, Doug started developing the Canterwood Golf & Country Club in the Gig Harbor. He served on the boards of Puget Sound National Bank and United Pacific Insurance and served as president of the Tacoma Golf & Country Club. In the early 1970s, he donated the family home to Pacific Lutheran University to be used as the college president's residence. "The Gonyea House" is considered a Spanaway Landmark. A big supporter, locally and nationally, of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, a local branch is named in his honor. Doug passed away on May 4, 1999.