Obituary
William Scott Lewis was born Sep 11 1951 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Mr. Lewis, 35, worked several summers in Southeast Alaska between 1967 and 1970 as a logger and fisherman. In 1973, he returned to make Douglas, AK his permanent home.
For several years, Mr Lewis owned and fished the fishing vessel Shadowfax. He acquired the fishing vessel Danube in 1976. A well-known member of the salmon trolling fleet, he also fished halibut, black cod, herring and crab, both in Southeast and Bristol Bay.
Mr. Lewis was a member of the Southeast Trollers Association.
Mr. Lewis completed high school in 1969 in Eureka, KS and attended college at Emporia State University in Kansas. He was married to the former Barbara (B.J.) Wheeler of Emporia from 1970 to 1984.
He is survived by three children, Heather Kay Lewis, 15, Edra Ann Lewis, 12, and Samuel Wheeler Lewis, 6, and his fiancee Kari Repplinger, all of Douglas, AK. He is also survived by one brother, Christopher A. Lewis of Juneau, and two sisters, Rachel Lewis of Juneau and Joleen Hamilton of Escondido, CA.
Mr. Lewis also is survived by his mother, Phyllis Lewis of Juneau; four uncles, Robert E. Lewis of Fairbanks, Jame F. Lewis of Elfin Cove, T. Michael Lewis of Juneau and L. Patrick Lewis of Wenatchee, WA: two aunts, Betty Young of Cassoday, KS, and Barbara Mitchell of Wichita, KS; four nieces, two nephews, two great aunts, two great uncles and numerous cousins.
Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his father, William Scott Morledge, his maternal grandparents, "Brownie" and Edra Lewis, and his paternal grandparents, Bert Nelle Morledge, all of Greenwood and Butler counties, Kansas.
The family can be contacted at PO Box 352, Douglas, AK 99824.
~ Juneau Empire, Thursday Nov 6, 1986
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A storm killed the Captain and crew of the Danube Fishing Vessel:
William Scott Lewis
William "Bill" Tugman
Thomas Robert Kelly
Facebook Memorial
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A boating trip aboard Scott's boat, the Danube, was supposed to be a short one - just out to the back side of Douglas Island to check some crab pots. But that day Mother Nature threw the Taku Winds into full force, so much so that the fishing boat "just blew over and sank." There were no survivors.
"They did find the (wreckage) with sonar," Hinkley said. "And there were a number of (divers) that went down, but they decided to leave the boat there as a memorial."
"Whenever I go down that way in my own boat," Hinkley said, "I always pause a minute to pay my respects."
Grandfather: Roy Burcham Morledge
William Scott Lewis was born Sep 11 1951 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Mr. Lewis, 35, worked several summers in Southeast Alaska between 1967 and 1970 as a logger and fisherman. In 1973, he returned to make Douglas, AK his permanent home.
For several years, Mr Lewis owned and fished the fishing vessel Shadowfax. He acquired the fishing vessel Danube in 1976. A well-known member of the salmon trolling fleet, he also fished halibut, black cod, herring and crab, both in Southeast and Bristol Bay.
Mr. Lewis was a member of the Southeast Trollers Association.
Mr. Lewis completed high school in 1969 in Eureka, KS and attended college at Emporia State University in Kansas. He was married to the former Barbara (B.J.) Wheeler of Emporia from 1970 to 1984.
He is survived by three children, Heather Kay Lewis, 15, Edra Ann Lewis, 12, and Samuel Wheeler Lewis, 6, and his fiancee Kari Repplinger, all of Douglas, AK. He is also survived by one brother, Christopher A. Lewis of Juneau, and two sisters, Rachel Lewis of Juneau and Joleen Hamilton of Escondido, CA.
Mr. Lewis also is survived by his mother, Phyllis Lewis of Juneau; four uncles, Robert E. Lewis of Fairbanks, Jame F. Lewis of Elfin Cove, T. Michael Lewis of Juneau and L. Patrick Lewis of Wenatchee, WA: two aunts, Betty Young of Cassoday, KS, and Barbara Mitchell of Wichita, KS; four nieces, two nephews, two great aunts, two great uncles and numerous cousins.
Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his father, William Scott Morledge, his maternal grandparents, "Brownie" and Edra Lewis, and his paternal grandparents, Bert Nelle Morledge, all of Greenwood and Butler counties, Kansas.
The family can be contacted at PO Box 352, Douglas, AK 99824.
~ Juneau Empire, Thursday Nov 6, 1986
=====================================
A storm killed the Captain and crew of the Danube Fishing Vessel:
William Scott Lewis
William "Bill" Tugman
Thomas Robert Kelly
Facebook Memorial
=====================================
A boating trip aboard Scott's boat, the Danube, was supposed to be a short one - just out to the back side of Douglas Island to check some crab pots. But that day Mother Nature threw the Taku Winds into full force, so much so that the fishing boat "just blew over and sank." There were no survivors.
"They did find the (wreckage) with sonar," Hinkley said. "And there were a number of (divers) that went down, but they decided to leave the boat there as a memorial."
"Whenever I go down that way in my own boat," Hinkley said, "I always pause a minute to pay my respects."
Grandfather: Roy Burcham Morledge
Obituary
William Scott Lewis was born Sep 11 1951 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Mr. Lewis, 35, worked several summers in Southeast Alaska between 1967 and 1970 as a logger and fisherman. In 1973, he returned to make Douglas, AK his permanent home.
For several years, Mr Lewis owned and fished the fishing vessel Shadowfax. He acquired the fishing vessel Danube in 1976. A well-known member of the salmon trolling fleet, he also fished halibut, black cod, herring and crab, both in Southeast and Bristol Bay.
Mr. Lewis was a member of the Southeast Trollers Association.
Mr. Lewis completed high school in 1969 in Eureka, KS and attended college at Emporia State University in Kansas. He was married to the former Barbara (B.J.) Wheeler of Emporia from 1970 to 1984.
He is survived by three children, Heather Kay Lewis, 15, Edra Ann Lewis, 12, and Samuel Wheeler Lewis, 6, and his fiancee Kari Repplinger, all of Douglas, AK. He is also survived by one brother, Christopher A. Lewis of Juneau, and two sisters, Rachel Lewis of Juneau and Joleen Hamilton of Escondido, CA.
Mr. Lewis also is survived by his mother, Phyllis Lewis of Juneau; four uncles, Robert E. Lewis of Fairbanks, Jame F. Lewis of Elfin Cove, T. Michael Lewis of Juneau and L. Patrick Lewis of Wenatchee, WA: two aunts, Betty Young of Cassoday, KS, and Barbara Mitchell of Wichita, KS; four nieces, two nephews, two great aunts, two great uncles and numerous cousins.
Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his father, William Scott Morledge, his maternal grandparents, "Brownie" and Edra Lewis, and his paternal grandparents, Bert Nelle Morledge, all of Greenwood and Butler counties, Kansas.
The family can be contacted at PO Box 352, Douglas, AK 99824.
~ Juneau Empire, Thursday Nov 6, 1986
=====================================
A storm killed the Captain and crew of the Danube Fishing Vessel:
William Scott Lewis
William "Bill" Tugman
Thomas Robert Kelly
Facebook Memorial
=====================================
A boating trip aboard Scott's boat, the Danube, was supposed to be a short one - just out to the back side of Douglas Island to check some crab pots. But that day Mother Nature threw the Taku Winds into full force, so much so that the fishing boat "just blew over and sank." There were no survivors.
"They did find the (wreckage) with sonar," Hinkley said. "And there were a number of (divers) that went down, but they decided to leave the boat there as a memorial."
"Whenever I go down that way in my own boat," Hinkley said, "I always pause a minute to pay my respects."
Grandfather: Roy Burcham Morledge
William Scott Lewis was born Sep 11 1951 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Mr. Lewis, 35, worked several summers in Southeast Alaska between 1967 and 1970 as a logger and fisherman. In 1973, he returned to make Douglas, AK his permanent home.
For several years, Mr Lewis owned and fished the fishing vessel Shadowfax. He acquired the fishing vessel Danube in 1976. A well-known member of the salmon trolling fleet, he also fished halibut, black cod, herring and crab, both in Southeast and Bristol Bay.
Mr. Lewis was a member of the Southeast Trollers Association.
Mr. Lewis completed high school in 1969 in Eureka, KS and attended college at Emporia State University in Kansas. He was married to the former Barbara (B.J.) Wheeler of Emporia from 1970 to 1984.
He is survived by three children, Heather Kay Lewis, 15, Edra Ann Lewis, 12, and Samuel Wheeler Lewis, 6, and his fiancee Kari Repplinger, all of Douglas, AK. He is also survived by one brother, Christopher A. Lewis of Juneau, and two sisters, Rachel Lewis of Juneau and Joleen Hamilton of Escondido, CA.
Mr. Lewis also is survived by his mother, Phyllis Lewis of Juneau; four uncles, Robert E. Lewis of Fairbanks, Jame F. Lewis of Elfin Cove, T. Michael Lewis of Juneau and L. Patrick Lewis of Wenatchee, WA: two aunts, Betty Young of Cassoday, KS, and Barbara Mitchell of Wichita, KS; four nieces, two nephews, two great aunts, two great uncles and numerous cousins.
Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his father, William Scott Morledge, his maternal grandparents, "Brownie" and Edra Lewis, and his paternal grandparents, Bert Nelle Morledge, all of Greenwood and Butler counties, Kansas.
The family can be contacted at PO Box 352, Douglas, AK 99824.
~ Juneau Empire, Thursday Nov 6, 1986
=====================================
A storm killed the Captain and crew of the Danube Fishing Vessel:
William Scott Lewis
William "Bill" Tugman
Thomas Robert Kelly
Facebook Memorial
=====================================
A boating trip aboard Scott's boat, the Danube, was supposed to be a short one - just out to the back side of Douglas Island to check some crab pots. But that day Mother Nature threw the Taku Winds into full force, so much so that the fishing boat "just blew over and sank." There were no survivors.
"They did find the (wreckage) with sonar," Hinkley said. "And there were a number of (divers) that went down, but they decided to leave the boat there as a memorial."
"Whenever I go down that way in my own boat," Hinkley said, "I always pause a minute to pay my respects."
Grandfather: Roy Burcham Morledge
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