Bowler dies after perfect game
Remembered by family, friends

Last Edited: Thursday, 06 Nov 2008, 10:21 PM EST

RAVENNA, Mich. (WOOD) - Friends remembered Thursday night a man who died just minutes after bowling a perfect 300.

Don Doane, 62, of Ravenna bowled that perfect game on October 16 at the Ravenna Bowl. Friends told 24 Hour News 8 he was celebrating the milestone with other bowlers in the alley when he collapsed of a heart attack.

"Don had been close a couple other times where he had the first 10 in a row. But this was a lifetime acheivement for him, and coming up off the approaches a lot of congratulations, a lot of high fives," said Jim Nutt, a friend and teammate.

The league is planning a memorial in which Doane's wife and son will each get rings marking Don's perfect game.