Ron and Carol Doane both grew up in the Cashmere area. Following graduation from high school, Carol attended business college. She worked in Seattle during WWII while Ron served with the 82nd Airborne and 28th Infantry division in Europe. Ron subsequently attended the WSU College of Pharmacy, while Carol worked until their first child was born. They had four children, three boys and one girl. The three boys are all graduates of the CPPS, and their daughter graduated from WSU College of Nursing. Ron practiced pharmacy for more than 40 years, and he and his brother Wayne were partners in Doane’s Valley Pharmacy in Cashmere for 21 years.