Frank Duxbury

Longtime Alaskan Frank Duxbury, 60, died March 1, 2008, at Alaska Regional Hospital after a brief battle with acute myelogenous leukemia.
A celebration of Frank's life will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Sourdough Mining Co.
Frank was born Aug. 5, 1947, in Tallahassee, Fla. He moved to Ripon, Calif., when he was about 12 years old, and that's where he grew up and made his lasting friendships.
"As far as his education went," his family recalled, "it was mostly the school of hard knocks! And he was the best darn trucker and Harley enthusiast we knew."
Frank arrived in Alaska in the 1970s. He drove trucks for many companies including Chevron, Fisher Fuel, Columbus, CEM, Big State, Arctic Slope Regional Corp. and, most recently, TOTE.
His hobbies included Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Crown Royal and his fabulous motor home.
"Frank brought so much humor and laughter into our lives," his family wrote. "No one will ever forget him!
"This man embraced life and all of us more than you'll know. Let's never forget how funny he was."
Frank is survived by his companion and love, Christine Wilson; sons, Mark and Keith; grandchildren, Caitlyn, Jacob and Karrie; sister Alice and family; very best friends, Dan and Deb Chido, Autrey and Judy, Bob and Louise, Jim and Linda, Jerry and Punkin and so many others, too many to mention. His Alaska family includes the Kingsleys, Mark, Jeff, Jan and Janice Andrews, Mike Lozano, and his "wussy dog," Jesse.
Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society, Leukemia Foundation, 1057 W. Fireweed Lane, Anchorage 99503.