Slain Spokane transient had lost job as chef

Published 7:34 am Tuesday, May 4, 2010

SPOKANE — A homeless man who was killed in the Dishman Hills area of Spokane has been identified as a 46-year-old former chef, Doug Klages.

KXLY reports he was once a successful chef in Spokane but lost his job and was living as a transient.

Hikers found his body Friday in a shallow cave.

Klages was last seen Tuesday at a mission where he wanted to spend the night, but he was turned away because he was intoxicated.

A spokesman for Union Gospel Mission said Klages was popular because he always pitched in and helped in the kitchen.

Information from: KXLY-TV, www.kxly.com/