Deemax,
My sincere condolences.

Deemax:

As a sporadic poster, I’ve just learned of this news and I’m simply stunned. I traded occasional posts with your father on this and other sites and he was the rarest combination: A straight shooter from the old school with a mind open to everything new and promising. He cut all intellectual bs down to size and I loved him for it.

I hope you gain some measure of comfort from the story that this thread tells – your father was truly loved and his contributions cherished. He was the definition of a baseball man.

Deemax,
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. He seemed like a truly wonderful person. I really respected and appreciated his opinions and thoughts. We will all miss him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Deemax,
I check in here now and then and was very saddened to hear about your father. He was always a very helpful and classy poster who shared a lot with all of us. He will be missed, so sorry for your loss.

I send my condolences, He was a great contributer to the site.

Wow....I'm terribly sorry to hear about your father Deemax. He was a good man who always had time to answer a question.
I was just speaking to a couple of area scouts here in Phoenix about him last week.
My thoughts and pryers are with you and your family.

I would like to send my prayers and condelences to Dougs family. Doug was a class act, and he will be missed.

Rob

Deemax...I am just hearing the news of your father's passing. My heart goes out to you and your family. I knew your Dad only through this website. But he and I became good friends. During several discussions on this website about some pretty sensitive issues, your father would send me a private message and share things with me regarding his personal beliefs and values that he would prefer not to share on a public message board. He was a man of integrity. I was honored that he felt comfortable enough to talk to me. He will be sorely missed. May his soul rest in peace and may the peace of God be with him.

Nats Dedicate Draft To McMillan
Posted Jun. 7, 2007 6:42 pm by Chris Kline
Filed under: Draft Day: June 7

From BA’s Washington correspondent Lacy Lusk:

National crosschecker Chuck LaMar said the club’s draft was dedicated to scout Doug McMillan, who died May 23 of natural causes at age 60, according to reports. McMillan, who scouted the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, worked for the organization for six years. His son Brett is a first baseman at low Class A Hagerstown.

That is very cool.

deemax...

With heartfelt sadness of the news about "bbscout", your dad, , their are several websters on the hsbbweb that have earned the utmost respect through the years and bbscout is at "the top" of that list.

Good, friendly advice attracts so many and the mannerisms in which your dad responded in his posts to our websters set a high standard far, far above what the creator of the hsbbweb, Bob Howdeshell, wished us all to address one another in this tone.

deemax, maybe you have noticed the signature on the bottom of my posts. Well, let me tell you, it was your dad and other websters on this wonderful site that caused me to sign my posts in this manner.

Learning day by day on the hsbbweb...

God bless your father, family and friends and may bbscout rest in peace.

God bless bbscout

deemax;

can you call me 707-975-7894.

Bob Williams

Wow I am just stunned. I came by to see what was happening in the draft and saw this sad news.

Deemax - I can't tell you how wonderful your dad was to me and my son as we navigated through the HS and college world of baseball. He always had time for any question and was always willing to go out of his way.

Your dad and your family are in my prayers.

Thinking of bbscout on a pair of days in which he was instrumental in impacting so many lives on.

You're remembered.

It was these two days of the draft that brought me back to the hsbaseballweb, I was so stunned to read about your dad. I feel like I've lost a wonderful friend and I never met your dad but he was generous and thoughtful with his advice and patient with all of us who were navigating unchartered waters. God called him home and it is much too soon. My family will keep your family in our prayers as you go through this most difficult time. Thank you for sharing your dad with us.

Julie - I just saw the tribute caption you put up to bbscout under the Going Pro heading. Wonderful thoughts and ideas that honors him well.

Everyday when I log on, I look for his screen name to appear and sadly we'll never see it again. It was comforting in knowing we had someone like that as one of our members.

deemax and beemax - your Dad will always be fondly remembered. Someday, you will see him again.

Deemax and Beemax-
Our sincerist condolences from Chicago. God speed.

I haven't been on this site in a while and stumbled across this thread.

My deep condolences. I did not know your father but chatted with him on this site many times.

Always enjoyable discussions.

Thoughts and prayers are with you and your Family.

very sorry to hear that, he has helped me out a ton since i joined the board and has always given me great input throughout my time here, i give my condolences and god bless!