Juneau residents communed at Centennial Hall on Sunday to pay tribute to a man who in life captured the minds and imaginations of those in Alaska\u2019s capital city, and in his sudden death the attention of the nation.<\/p>\n
The hour-long celebration of life held at Centennial Hall for late Mayor Stephen \u201cGreg\u201d Fisk, who passed away at his home Nov. 30, was packed with friends, family and colleagues who shared laughs and tears as those closest to Fisk offered glimpses into the man known for his big ideas and service to anyone who needed it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a certain presence … built on knowledge, experience and dignity,\u201d Sealaska CEO Anthony Mallott said.<\/p>\n
He called Fisk a \u201ctrue partner to the Native community,\u201d telling of how Fisk worked with Quebec\u2019s Inuit peoples on land legislation similar to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Mallott said. \u201cHe gave people comfort he could move them forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other speakers during Sunday\u2019s ceremony included friends Ken Alper and Chris Knight, Juneau Mayor Mary Becker, and Fisk\u2019s son, Ian. Friend and neighbor Claire Richardson was master of ceremony.<\/p>\n
Alper described Fisk as someone who was passionate about small government and enjoyed learning how systems and policies work, and then how those things might be incorporated in Juneau.<\/p>\n
When it was Ian Fisk\u2019s turn at the podium, he spoke of his father\u2019s penchant for big ideas, the kind of big ideas that led to Greg Fisk\u2019s 2-1 margin of victory in October\u2019s municipal election.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour dad was his own think tank,\u201d the younger Fisk said to laughter, recalling what he had once been told.<\/p>\n
Ian Fisk talked about his father\u2019s many contributions to fisheries, Native communities, and his love for hockey, football and helping others. But he\u2019ll look back on his father\u2019s legacy in a way no one else can. \u201cHe was a great dad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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