Anchorage, Alaska
Life-long Alaskan Colleen Burgh died peacefully in her sleep at her Anchorage home surrounded by family on February 2, 2014 after a 17 month battle with cancer. She was 57. Colleen, the daughter of Rodney and Sheila Burgh (who preceded her in death), was born in Ketchikan back in Territorial days...
Read MoreColleen is gone, but not forgotten. Her memory lives on in the friendships she made, and in the work she did with Equine Assisted Therapy. May her memory be for blessing.
Penny Goodstein
January 31, 2020 | Anchorage, AK | Coworker
In the Jewish tradition, we light a 24 hour candle in memory and in honor of family members who have died, on the anniversary of the death. In my Reform Jewish tradition, I light candles for friends, also. Colleen died a year ago, but she is not forgotten. I realize the anniversary was February 2, but if this Legacy Book is closing, I wanted to make an entry in her honor before it does.
Penny Goodstein
March 03, 2015 | Anchorage, AK
Dear Jim,
Rich and I just learned about Colleen passing away and we want to send you our condolences. After reading her obituary it is clear that you were meant to be together. Our thoughts are with you.
Much Love, Rich and Becky Larson
Becky Abbott Larson
June 27, 2014 | Bend, OR
I remember Colleen well from high school class of 74. It is inspiring to hear what she did with her talents. We have a daughter who is handicapped and appreciate hearing Colleen's involvement in Rainbow Connection. That she retained a conscious too in the institutional level of government says a lot about Colleen's integrity. Rest in peace. May her family continue to tell good stories about Colleen that ease some of their deep grief.
Karen Gray Sonray
May 24, 2014 | Nome, AK
Rest in peace my dear friend.
My prayers go out to your family. I will miss you,
Michele Doran
April 27, 2014
Colleen was unique in my life in that she was the only one that I shared my years of high school and Up with people. I liked her from the first moment I met her. Always friendly, funny, smart..., I would bump into her from time to time on return trips to Anchorage. Always the same generous, friendly, caring person she had always been. In recent years I was able to talk to her through emails and discover how full her life was. My life is a better one for having known Colleen and will miss her...
jim thomasson
April 06, 2014 | Placentia, CA
I've known and worked around Colleen for almost 25 years - first being regulated by her when she was with ADEC, then in competeing consulting firms, and finally getting to work together when she joined BP. I'll never forget the first time we met - standing in line to register for a hazardous waste workshop I was behind this lively and smiling dark haired skinny girl. When I signed in I saw who it was and later introduced myself. Of all the people in that workshop only one wrote in the...
Bob Lipchak and Judy Sherburne
February 21, 2014 | Juneau, AK
Rest in peace, Colleen, and thanks for touching my life with your laughter and kindness. May we all live as fully as you did.
Susan Georgette
February 20, 2014 | Kotzebue, AK
Colleen's life was surely remarkable, shared with the love of Stratto. God bless her as she rides into heaven.
Lynn Davis
February 17, 2014 | Las Vegas, NV