Charles Cameron Dies; Sitka High Grad was 79
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Charles Gordon “Chuck” Cameron
On Tuesday, November 1, Charles Gordon “Chuck” Cameron passed away at the age of 79.
Chuck was a generous, fun-loving, and joyful person, with an unusual sense of humor, his family said. A friend accurately caught his personality in saying “Heaven just became a very interesting place!”
Chuck was born in Sitka to Redes and Lillian Cameron, shortly after they moved to Sitka from the Chichagof gold mine, where Redes was the mine electrician.
Chuck was a member of the Sitka High Class of 1961. After receiving an associate of arts degree from Sheldon Jackson Junior College, he went to work for the State of Alaska in Bethel. When Alaska pipeline construction began, he was hired as personnel director for the pipeline construction company. He served in that capacity throughout construction, and when the pipeline was completed, he attended the University of Hawaii, receiving a master degree in public health.
After returning to Alaska, he went to work in Anchorage for the Alaska Native Medical Center, now part of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, serving as Equal Employment Opportunity director.
While living in Anchorage he married Amy Van Single (Atomic Momma), a well-known personality in the Blues Community, and a member of the Blues Hall of Fame. Both Amy and Chuck loved and played music, and Chuck sang in the church choir.
Eventually, they moved to Ellsworth, Maine, where Amy preceded him in death.
Chuck was also preceded in death by sisters Virginia Phillips and Bonnie Gerow, and brother Robert Cameron.
Surviving are siblings Evelyn Kanen and Dr. Kenneth Cameron, both of Sitka; and nieces and nephews including Cheryl Cameron, Russell Cameron, Walter Cameron, Yvonne Corduan, Dale Kanen, Hartsell Phillips and Sharon Mallonee, all of Alaska; Rebecca Knight and Lori Sims, of Washington; Kerry Cameron of North Carolina; James Gerow of Oregon; Sandra Noe of West Virgina and Karen Callen of Tennessee.
Memorial donations may be sent to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 175 Downeast Highway, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
Thanks to the generosity and expertise of the the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska broadband department, Tidal Network ; Christopher Cropley, director of Tidal Network; and Luke Johnson, Tidal Network technician, SitkaSentinel.com is again being updated. Tidal Network has been working tirelessly to install Starlink satellite equipment for city and other critical institutions, including the Sentinel, following the sudden breakage of GCI's fiberoptic cable on August 29, which left most of Sitka without internet or phone connections. CCTHITA's public-spirited response to the emergency is inspiring.
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