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Angus Day Robertson
Longtime Homer resident Mr. Angus Day Robertson died April 21, 1999, of natural
causes at Heritage Place Nursing Home in Soldotna.
He was 84.
Memorial Services will not be held
at Mr. Robertson's request.
His cremated remains will be
scattered near Iliamna Lake in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska.
Mr. Robertson was born Jan. 14,
1915, in Chengtu, China.
He served in the U.S. Navy and was
honorably discharged in 1939.
He then served as a Merchant
Marine during World War II. In 1964, he graduated from Western Washington State
College where he majored in biology. After graduating, Mr. Robertson moved to
Alaska and lived in King Salmon, Palmer and most recently in Homer. He was
employed by the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of
Commercial Fisheries, from which he retired in 1967.
According to his family, he
especially enjoyed his years of employment with the Alaska Department of Fish &
Game in the Bristol Bay Region.
His family said, "Robbie was a loyal dependable friend. He enjoyed family
gatherings, political discussions, and was ready to help anyone with a problem.
He was loved dearly and will be missed by those who knew him."
Mr. Robertson is survived by his
brother, David Robertson of Dana Point, Calif., and friend, John Bury of Fritz
Creek.
Arrangements were made by
Peninsula Memorial Chapels.
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 29 April
1999
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