Douglas Kent "Doug" DeGood (May 4, 1947 – December 1, 2019), was an American Democratic politician who served as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio from 1977 until 1983.
[2] On July 1, 1979, strained city finances and negotiation breakdowns with police and fire department unions led to an illegal two-day strike of safety workers.
This resulted in numerous fires, destroyed property, and the murder of a city bus driver during a robbery, which brought national media attention to the problem.
During his terms, planning and construction began for the downtown area's Portside Festival Marketplace shopping mall (now Imagination Station) and Seagate complex, the latter being dedicated in 1982.
[2] On December 1, 2019, DeGood died at Georgetown University Hospital, as the result of massive brain injuries he sustained in an accidental fall, while visiting family in Washington, D.C. Funeral services were private and his remains were cremated.