Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Wasilla resident Jack Irvin Pike, 56, died of natural causes Oct. 16, 2011, at the Alaska Regional Medical Center in
Harold “Dennis” Thatcher died Oct. 19, 2011, one day after his 57th birthday. Dennis was diagnosed with lung cancer July
Roy Howard Mackie, 59, died Oct. 8, 2011, at St. Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage. A memorial service is at
Kenneth Arthur Neslund, beloved husband, loving father and grandfather, died Oct. 10, 2011, surrounded by his family. He lived at
Longtime Palmer resident Al Okeson, 78, died Oct. 13, 2011, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center from pneumonia and lung
Dan “Snag” Arnold, 63, died in his sleep at his home in Wasilla on Oct. 15, 2011. Dan was born
Roy Howard Mackie, 59, died Oct. 8, 2011, at St. Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage. A celebration of life is
Lorraine Lillian Hermon, 89, died Oct. 6, 2011, at the Palmer Veterans’ and Pioneers’ Home surrounded by family and friends.
John P. Hurley, 60, died Oct. 5, 2011, at his home off Trunk Road near Palmer. He came to Alaska
Longtime Alaskan Julia “Annette” Gardner, 74, died Oct. 7, 2011, at home in Wasilla after a lengthy illness. Annette was
Wasilla resident Doris Bell Tallman, 90, died peacefully at home, where she lived with her granddaughter, Dawn Rodrigue, and grandson,
LaVera “Jacque” F. Breeden, 84, died in her home on Oct. 8, 2011, in Palmer. She was born Nov. 3,