William Douglas Alberts, Sr.

January 3, 1946 - January 13, 2020

William Douglas Alberts Sr. age 74 of Houston, Texas passed away from this life on January 13th, 2020 in Houston, Texas. His family will celebrate his life and honor his passing at Graveside Services on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 at 2pm at Ludlow Cemetery in Honobia, Oklahoma. Services have been entrusted to McCarn Funeral Service of Talihina, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans, www.dav.org . Doug was born January 3, 1946 in Orange County, CA. He was the younger child of William Alberts and Nina Scarborough and brother to Shirley. His parents and sister Shirley Brown have preceded him in death. Doug married Jane Hammer on January 13,1968 in Irving, TX. Jane was the love of his life and passed away March, 2004. Doug is survived by two children, William Alberts Jr. of Houston, Texas and Lea Young of Sherman, Texas; seven grandchildren, Brittney Garrison, Alaina Garrison, Katryna Garrison Yaworski, Jane Alberts, Colleen Alberts, Katie Alberts, and Merry Alberts; and three great-grandchildren, Naomi and Chrissy Riggle and Ben Yaworski. Doug served in the U. S. Army as a Warrant Officer. He flew both airplanes and helicopters in the Vietnam War for 3 tours. His overall service was 16 years. He was a leuitentant in the Texas National Guard. He had a bachelor's degree in both Political Science and Computer Science. After he left the Army, Doug worked as a communications and satellite engineer much of his life, but his passion was flying. He was a pilot and loved airplanes, hot rods, and computers. He was a man who was known by many and a true and loyal friend to those who loved him