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Board of Supervisors adjourns meeting in memory of Earl McDougal

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adjourned their Jan. 10 meeting in memory of Earl McDougal.

"Earl McDougal dedicated his life to his family and his community, and he will be missed," said Supervisor Bill Horn, who read the adjournment in memory.

Earl Elwin (Mac) McDougal lived in Fallbrook from 1960 until his death on Jan. 4, 2018, at the age of 93. He was born in Thermal, California, on September 26, 1924. The family moved to El Cajon in 1928 and then to the Barona Mesa area of Lakeside in 1931.

McDougal attended Grossmont High School, where he was in the Red Robe Choir. He would have graduated from Grossmont High School in 1942, but the family moved to Oceanside and operated a hog ranch and McDougal left school early to help on that ranch. He left the ranch in 1943 and moved to Los Angeles, where after being trained to operate heavy equipment he drove one of the largest cranes in Southern California.

While he was in the Los Angeles area Earl McDougal met Beverly Olling. They married on March 1, 1947, and raised three children: Dianne, Don, and Sherri. Dianne Wartman now lives in Tucson, Don McDougal lives in Fallbrook, and Sherri Alford lives in Boise, Idaho.

The family moved to Vista in 1950. Earl McDougal enjoyed barbershop quartet music and joined the Palomar Pacific chapter of Barbershoppers in 1951. He was the chapter's president in 1953 and remained in the Barbershoppers for nearly 60 years.

McDougal was a motor grader operator for the County of San Diego's Road Department until his retirement in 1965, and in the early 1960s he became the first road grader operator to grade snow in Fallbrook. He obtained his real estate license in 1966 and opened Three Rivers Real Estate in 1967.

The McDougal family lived on Palomino Road adjoining what was once the Percy Davis Ranch. The McDougal family purchased the Percy Davis Ranch property in the late 1970s and opened the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens on that property in 1984 after beginning construction of the Grand Tradition in 1983. McDougal sold Three Rivers Real Estate in 1984.

McDougal was also active in the Fallbrook Historical Society, the Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary, and the Sheriff's Department senior volunteer program.

In addition to his widow and children, McDougal is survived by 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. McDougal was the third of four children and was the last surviving sibling.

"He is one of the reasons why North County is in such a great position," Horn said. "People like him are rare."

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