Stephen Ducoff
Stephen Ducoff

Obituary of Stephen Douglas Ducoff

Stephen Douglas Ducoff was born in San Antonio, Texas on October 19, 1944 and was raised in Southern California. He served in the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1969, with duty assignments in California, Iowa, Michigan, Texas, and Southeast Asia. He retired as a civilian from the United States Air Force after twenty-five years of service in 1994. At that time, he was assigned as the Chief of the Air Force Sports and Recreation Division at the Air Force Services Agency at Randolph AFB, San Antonio, Texas. As such, he was responsible for the worldwide sports and recreation programs, which included sports, outdoor recreation, golf courses, bowling centers, flying clubs, recreation centers, playing fields, and fitness centers. Steve moved his family to Colorado Springs in 1994 and stayed active in the local and national sporting community as President and CEO of the Colorado Springs Sports Corporations, and then Executive Director of the Billiard Congress of America. Steve retired again in August 2006, but two months later formed Ducoff Enterprises, LLC to contractually manage associations, business consulting, fund raising, aviation consulting, and events production.Dad was a member of several national sports governing bodies and served on many of their Boards of Directors or Governors. He served as the Executive Director of USA Shooting, the interim organization conducting amateur shooting competitions in the United States, was Treasurer and Vice President of USA Boxing, and Treasurer of the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. He was a member of the United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors, chair of the USOC’s Review Committee for International Games, and Vice-Chair of the USOC Member Services Committee. He attended the International Olympic Committees Academy in Olympia, Greece, and also worked as the United States Armed Forces representative to the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and the Nagano Olympics in 1998. He was a former member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, the National Association of Sports Commissions, the Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Pikes Peak Region, and the Colorado Springs Nonprofit Center. He was past chairman of the Colorado Springs Airport Advisory Commission, the City Asset Naming Board, and was currently serving as Secretary of the Board of Directors of Ent Credit Union. He was a past president of the Winter Night Club, a past president of the Colorado Springs Executives Association, and was a member of numerous professional and volunteer organizations in Colorado Springs, such as The Hundred Club, The Thirty Group, The Festival of Lights Parade, the Masonic Lodge, QB’s, and the El Paso County Workforce Board of Directors. He was also a volunteer representative of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) for Colorado Springs Airport, and was a designated Federal Aviation Safety Team Member.Steve had his commercial pilot certificate, was a certified instrument flight instructor, and was recently named to the Colorado Aeronautical Board by the Colorado Governor.Steve is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Elaine Ducoff; their son, Mark Ducoff and his wife, Cari Ducoff; their daughter, Lara Young and her husband, Cmdr. Christopher Young, USN, (Ret.); his two grandchildren, Mollie and Foster Young; and his brother, Dennis Ducoff, his wife, Claire McCorrison, and their son, Gabriel McCorrison.In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society. Funeral Home:The Springs Funeral Services3115 East Platte AvenueColorado Springs, , COUS 80909
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Stephen Ducoff, please visit Tribute Store
A Memorial Tree was planted for Stephen
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at The Springs Funeral Services
Share Your Memory of
Stephen