Douglas Lillibridge

TWINSBURG, OHIO — Douglas Lillibridge was born Nov. 21, 1971, and passed away peacefully surrounded in love, by friends and family after a brief illness Friday, Nov. 22, 2019.He is survived by his wife, Claudia (Meikle) Lillibridge; parents, Theodore "Tod" and Katherine "Kay" (Laviola) Lillibridge; sister, Charlotte; sisters-in-law, Laurel (Meikle) Jeffers and Carrie (Meikle) Gichenko; brothers-in-law, Kurt Jeffers and Nick Gichenko; and nieces Evelyn Jeffers, and Grace and Emma Gichenko.He lived in Milan, where Thomas Edison was born, for the majority of his life and enjoyed acting in local productions at Huron Playhouse. Growing up in Milan, he enjoyed attending the yearly Milan Melon Festivals as well as enjoying activities at the Norwalk Raceway, especially Night Under Fire. Living near the Sandusky area, he developed a love of Cedar Point as well as Put In Bay. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BS in Computer Science. Immediately following college, he interned at Progressive Insurance, and was then hired at Jo Ann Fabrics as a computer programmer, where he was employed for over 20 years.Being active in community theater was one of Doug's favorite hobbies, at community theaters located in Stow, Aurora, Chagrin Falls (River Street and CVLT), and his home theatre, with Hudson Players. Doug and Claudia met while performing "Prelude To a Kiss" at Hudson Players and met lifelong close friends with their involvement not only at Hudson, but in surrounding communities. Doug and Claudia also co-founded their own community theater located Twinsburg, Twin Masks Performing Arts Center, in 2017.Doug and Claudia were married in September 1999, and were blessed with 20 loving years of marriage, and had a plethora of pets in their home in Twinsburg, where they lived since 1998.Other hobbies Doug enjoyed were participating at local karaoke nights, watching sports and listening to sports radio and taking long drives exploring nature and local surroundings. Travel was always near and dear to both Claudia and Doug, and they were lucky to have traveled to places like Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, and most recently drove out west to for an unforgettable trip to South Dakota and Montana.The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that donations Doug's name be made directly to the Hudson Players, P.O. Box 2159, Hudson, OH 44236 or arts-people.com/index.php?donation=hudpl