William Arnold “Bill” Church
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Longtime Sitka resident William Arnold “Bill” Church passed away on Dec. 2, 2013, at SEARHC-Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. He was 52.
Bill was born on Dec. 18, 1960, to Donald and Agnes Church in Seattle, Wash.
He became a resident of Alaska in 1975. He graduated from Ninilchik School on the Kenai Peninsula and than joined the U.S. Army and served our country for four years.
He found his passion as a fisherman and lived on his boat, the TUK, in the Sitka boat harbor for many years.
Bill was always cheerful and optimistic. He was honest, caring and a hard-working man. He loved the outdoors, his family and friends, but most of all, his cat Tuffy.
He is survived by five older siblings: Linda Roberts of Littlerock, Calif.; Donna and Tom Krizanic of Elk, Wash.; Donald Church Jr. from Spokane, Wash.; Cheryl Frazier of Anchorage; and Thelma Wood of Klawock.
He also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews he cared deeply about. He will be missed by many.
A memorial service is being planned on Bill’s birthday, Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Mariners Wall on Katlian Street at 1 p.m. followed by a celebration of Bill’s life at the Pioneer Bar.
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