The person who inspired the bright yellow daffodils that cover Door County roadways every spring has died. The former Executive Director of the Door County Chamber of Commerce Bob Hastings is being remembered for being the driving force of tourism and business in the 1990s. Hastings passed away in Florida last Sunday at the age of 72.  Director of Communications and P.R. for Destination Door County Jon Jarosh shares some of the more notable and visible promotions spearheaded by Hastings.

After Hastings left his position with the Door County Chamber of Commerce, he started up the publication Door County Magazine. According to his obituary, Hastings moved to the east coast and was the Penobscot Bay Area Chamber of Commerce's CEO.   Later he became the Executive Director of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce in Massachusetts before retiring with his wife, Donna, to Florida in 2014. You can read Bob Hastings' complete obituary here.