[Trdma-l] FW: Memorial / Obituary for Barry MacAlpine

[Scott Chesney]

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>From: Robin MacAlpine [mailto:robin at macalpine.com]
>Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 9:40 AM
>To: Valerie Jokela
>Subject: Memorial / Obituary for Barry MacAlpine
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>PLEASE FORWARD!
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>To whom it may concern,
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>My name is Robin and I am the eldest son of Barry MacAlpine, the 
>musher killed in the fire last week in Chugiak. I am trying to post 
>information concerning the memorial service. Please forward this on 
>or let me know to whom I should send it. Thank you very much for your time.
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>Sincerely,
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>Robin
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>Memorial Service
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>A memorial service for Barry MacAlpine will be held Sunday, June 10 
>at 3 pm at Chugiak United Methodist Church. The address is 16430 Old 
>Glenn Highway, Chugiak, Ak, 99567. For further information contact 
>Steve Lambert at 907-696-2353.
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>Obituary
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>Barry Alan MacAlpine was born in Springfield, Mass. on September 17, 
>1936, the first son of Victoria Joseph MacAlpine and Arthur Winslow 
>MacAlpine. He attended public schools in Springfield and graduated 
>from Classical High School where he was an exceptional athlete, 
>posting several Massachusetts State track and field records. He 
>briefly attended Howard University before joining the Air Force, 
>eventually stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1956. 
>Barry made his home in Alaska, primarily in the Chugiak area. During 
>his early years in the state, Barry worked as a jazz musician 
>playing at clubs around Anchorage. He also worked as a draftsman at 
>District Engineers, and a surveyor for BLM at many sites around 
>Alaska including Amchitka and the Snettisham Dam. In 1963 he 
>attended UAF for training as an electronic technician. At the time 
>of his death he was employed at Anchorage Printing where he had 
>worked for approximately 20 years. In his later years he lived alone 
>in Birchwood, working in Anchorage and devoting himself to the care 
>and training of his sled dogs, many of which he adopted from around 
>the area. His chief interests, in addition to his dogs were his 
>music, playing chess, reading and all things mathematical. Barry is 
>survived by his former wife, Donna Miller MacAlpine, of McGrath, 
>whom he married in Anchorage in 1961, and by their four children 
>Robin of Hyattsville, MD, Kenneth of Pittsfield, MA, Norman of 
>McGrath and Heather of Anchorage, and by 13 grandchildren. Four 
>brothers, two sisters, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews on 
>the East coast also survive him. His mother, Victoria (MacAlpine) 
>Miller, who made many visits to Alaska, passed away last year in Springfield.
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