Douglas J. Lintala Obituary

Douglas J. Lintala attended Fairport Harding High School in Fairport Harbor, OH. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Douglas J. Lintala.

Graduation Year	Class of 1978
Date of Passing	Jan 29, 2014
About	Funeral services for Douglas J. Lintala, 54, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mulqueeny Spear Funeral Home, 312 Eagle St., Fairport Harbor, where friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Painesville. A resident of Peoria, Ill., Douglas passed away Jan. 29, 2014, at his residence. The son of Delbert and Julia (Kordich) Lintala was born Oct. 20, 1959, in Painesville. He graduated from Fairport Harding High School's Class of 1978. Doug was head tennis pro at the Country Club of Hudson until 1984, when he was brought in as tennis director at the Springfield Racquet Club in Springfield, Ill. He moved to Peoria in 1988, and began a 25-year career at Clubs of River City. He taught or advised hundreds of young players, was devoted to the Middle Illinois Tennis Association and worked as an advisor to the Journal Star's annual Tri-County Tennis Tournament in addition to his pro duties at River City. Doug also enjoyed fishing and playing darts. He was world champion in doubles in 1993. Survivors are his father, Delbert Lintala of Fairport Harbor; brothers, Dale (Deborah) Lintala of Fairport Harbor and Eric (Cheryl Ann) Lintala of West Wareham, Mass.; sister, Cheryl (Thomas) Hill of Fairport Harbor; nieces, Nicole (Dan) DeBiase and Erin (Mark) Mondville; nephews, Nicholas Lintala and Derek Lintala; and great-nephews, Levian and Elijah Mondville. He was preceded in death by his mother, Julia - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-herald/obituary.aspx?pid=169425545#sthash.yhqT5IDT.dpuf