Eugene "Doc" Haught, 72, started his next big adventure on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Doc was married for 41 years to his enduring wife, Sue, and has two loving daughters, Megan and Tamsen.
Doc was a Navy Seabee for 8 years and served in Vietnam. He worked as an engineer for United Space Alliance for 21 years before retiring at the close of the shuttle program. Doc also coached girls soccer in the community and at Astronaut High. He was able to be a funny and positive, albeit smelly, influence for all the ladies he coached.
Doc loved nothing more than exchanging banter with anyone from family and friends to servers at restaurants and checkers at the store. Similar to a cat, he could nap in any position at anytime. Following the Seabee motto of "can do," he took pride in making things work. Skilled at carpentry and mechanics, he was even more skilled at avoiding anything on his "honey do" list. He would help out anyone in need as long as it didn't involve mowing the grass. He would drive for hours for good barbecue, but wouldn't cross the street for salad.
Doc loved his family. He loved to eat. He loved to nap. He loved to travel.
In lieu of flowers, his family asks for donations to be sent in his name to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research or to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida.
In honor of Doc's memory, the family requests that attendees wear funny t-shirts or soccer shirts to the service.
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