Oscar Kawagley

Still after over a decade, whenever something funny happens or when I see/hear something interesting, I still think "I´ve got to call Dad & tell him", and it still hurts when I remember that I can´t call him. I think of him everyday, and miss the hikes we used to go on every time he was in Anchorage. I miss and love you Dad.

Now I live in Oregon I still treasure the books Oscar recommended in cross cultural studies classes at UAF, especially "The Earth is Faster Now". It showed the truth of climate change and I still recommend it to others.

I miss and love you very much grandpa, I can still hear your voice and see you when I close my eyes <3

There have been so many times somebody tells me something or I see something and I say, "I gotta tell Oscar about this." then I pick up the phone and put it down because so many times, I keep thinking I can still call him and let him know, and I can't. That's when it hurts.

My condolences to Oscar's family and friends, I live in the isolated north of Australia and only heard of his passing. We have a saying tha "whenever and Elder passes away, a library disappears". When Oscar crossed over a hug library of knowledge and wisdom passed into legend. love to you all Bilawara Lee, Elder of the Larrakia Nation of Darwin NT Australia

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

Oscar--what good person. I took several of his classes in the cross cultural studies program at UAF. He had a great sense of humor. I learned a lot from him.
Good luck on your journey, Oscar.

I knew Oscar personally for only 3 weeks when I took a post-graduate summer class from him in 2002. His teaching and his writings made great contributions to my doctoral thesis at the University of South Africa.