Background
Waite, Douglas John was born on June 21, 1950 in Puyallup, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Harold and Nancy Geraldine Waite.
Waite, Douglas John was born on June 21, 1950 in Puyallup, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Harold and Nancy Geraldine Waite.
Bachelor, University Washington, Seattle, 1972. Master of Divinity, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, 1978. D in Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, 1994.
Pastor Avon United Methodist Church, Mount Vernon, Washington, 1978—1984. Branch chaplain United States Marine Corps, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, California, 1984—1986. Hospital chaplain United States Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, 1986—1989, Rota, Spain, 1993—1996.
Aircraft carrier command chaplain United States Ship Nimitz (Cvn-68), Bellingham, Washington, 1989—1992. Command chaplain Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Oak Harbor, 1996—1998. Aircraft carrier command chaplain United States Ship Abraham Lincoln (Cvn-72), Everett, 1998—2001.
Deputy chaplain of coast guard United States Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, 2001—2003. Pacific area chaplain United States Coast Guard, Alameda, California, 2003—2006. Naval surface and air force chaplain United States Navy, Coronado, since 2006.
Captain United States Navy, 1972—2006.
Twice chaplain of the United States senate for the day United States Coast Guard, Washington, 2003, prayer with president George W. Bush, 2003, chaplain at the pentagon attack, 2001, chaplain at world trade center attack New York, New York, 2001, chaplain at hurricane katrina/rita disaster New Orleans, 2005. Member of Military Officers Association of America, Military Chaplains Association, Ducks Unlimited.
Married Gail Marie Anderson, August 28, 1971. Children: Briana Marie, Lauren Beth Fox, David Akira, Mae Ying, Jonathan Douglas.