Ted Stevens

Ted Stevens

Ted Stevens Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 10, 2010.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Former Sen. Ted Stevens, an uncompromising advocate for Alaska for four decades who delivered scores of expensive projects to one of the nation's most sparsely populated states, including the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere," has died in a plane crash. He was 86.

Family spokesman Mitch Rose said Tuesday that Stevens was among five people killed in the crash of a small aircraft outside Dillingham, about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage.

Stevens began his career in the days before Alaska statehood and did not leave politics until 2008, when he was convicted on corruption charges weeks before Election Day. But a federal judge threw out the verdict because of misconduct by federal prosecutors.

Stevens, a moderate Republican, was appointed in December 1968 and became the longest-serving Republican in Senate history. (The late Strom Thurmond was in the Senate longer than Stevens, but he spent a decade there as a Democrat before switching to the GOP.)

The wiry octogenarian was a legend in his home state, where he was known as "Uncle Ted." Though he was built like a birch sapling, he liked to encourage comparisons with the Incredible Hulk - an analogy that seemed appropriate for his outsized place in Alaska history.

The crash that killed Stevens was not his first. Shortly after being elected to his second full term in 1978, he was aboard a private jet that went down at Anchorage International Airport, killing his first wife, Ann.

Stevens' standing in Alaska was hurt by allegations he accepted a bonanza of home renovations and fancy trimmings from VECO Corp., a powerful oil field services contractor, and then lied about it on congressional disclosure documents.

Indicted on federal charges in July 2008, he asked for an unusually speedy trial, hoping to clear his name before Election Day. Instead, he was convicted in late October of all seven counts - and narrowly lost his Senate seat to Democrat Mark Begich in the election the following week.

In his farewell speech to the Senate, he said: "I look only forward and I still see the day when I can remove the cloud that currently surrounds me."

Five months after the election, Attorney General Eric Holder dropped the indictment and declined to proceed with a new trial because of misconduct by federal prosecutors.

Stevens never discussed the events publicly.

When his party held a majority, Stevens - known as a formidable parliamentarian - was chairman of several Senate committees, including the powerful Rules and Appropriations panels. For three years, he was majority whip. When the Democrats took back control of the Senate in January 2007, he lost his chairmanships but remained ranking Republican member of the powerful Commerce Committee.

His skill in appropriating military and other federal money for Alaska earned him the reputation among many in Washington as a pork-barrel politician.

Revered in Alaska - he was named Alaskan of the Century in 1999 for having the greatest impact on the state in 100 years - he brought in "Stevens money" that literally helped keep the remote state solvent. The Anchorage airport is also named in his honor.

"The only special interest I care about is Alaska," he was fond of saying.

A television reporter once quipped that Stevens could shoot Santa's reindeer and Alaskans would applaud.

He helped shape landmark legislation on Alaska Native land claims, the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, fisheries management and public lands.

One of his projects became a symbol of pork-barrel spending in Congress and a target of taxpayer groups who challenged a $450 million appropriation for bridge construction.

The "Bridge to Nowhere" would have connected Ketchikan, Alaska, to an island with just 50 residents at a cost of nearly $400 million. The proposal became a symbol of the waste associated with earmarks, which are items inserted into bills, often at the last minute.

Congress scrubbed funding for the bridge in 2005.

The following year, Stevens became the butt of jokes and satirical songs for describing the Internet as "a series of tubes" and for speaking of sending "an Internet" instead of an e-mail.

Most of the wisecracks portrayed Stevens as an old man who did not understand the technology over which he wielded influence as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

Stevens also was known for being easily angered both in private and on the Senate floor. Stevens saw his volatile temperament as a political tool.

"I don't lose my temper," he told the Anchorage Daily News in 1994. "I always know where it is."

When critics called for his resignation after a Los Angeles Times story detailed how Stevens became a millionaire investing in companies he helped secure government contracts, he said: "If they think I am going to resign because of a story in a newspaper, they're crazy."

Stevens also took flak for aiding groups that hired his son, former state Senate President Ben Stevens, as a consultant and for pushing a lease deal with Boeing after it hired his wife's law firm.

In 2007, FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents raided Stevens' four-bedroom house south of Anchorage as part of the probe into his relationship with VECO. Former company chief Bill Allen, who pleaded guilty to bribing Alaska state legislators, testified that he oversaw extensive renovations at Stevens' home and sent VECO employees to work on it.

During the trial, Stevens spent three days on the witness stand, vehemently denying any wrongdoing. He said his wife handled the business of the renovation and paid every bill they received. He said he paid $160,000 for the project and believed that covered everything.

It took Stevens some time to initially win over Alaska voters. He was the Republican nominee for the Senate in 1962, but lost in the general election to incumbent Ernest Gruening, and six years later he lost his party's nod to Anchorage banker Elmer Rasmuson.

But when incumbent Democrat Bob Bartlett died in December 1968, Stevens was appointed to the vacancy by then-Gov. Walter J. Hickel, a Republican. Stevens won his first full term in 1972, and in subsequent elections was retained by wide margins. He won his sixth full term in 2002 with 78 percent of the vote.

Theodore Fulton Stevens was born Nov. 18, 1923, in Indianapolis. His parents divorced when he was young and, in 1938, he moved to southern California to live with relatives.

After graduating from high school in 1942, he attended college for a semester before joining the Army Air Corps. He flew cargo planes over "the hump" in the Himalayas during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

After the war, Stevens finished college at UCLA and in 1950 earned a law degree at Harvard. Fresh out of law school, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work and, in 1953, he drove cross-country to the Territory of Alaska to take a job in Fairbanks.

In 1954, Stevens was named U.S. attorney in Fairbanks and two years later returned to Washington to work on the statehood issue for Interior Secretary Fred Seaton, a statehood supporter. Eventually Stevens rose to become the Interior Department's top lawyer.

He moved back to Alaska in 1961, opening a law practice in Anchorage. After losing the 1962 Senate race to incumbent Gruening, he won a seat in the Alaska House of Representatives. He was House majority leader when appointed to finish Bartlett's term.

Two years after the 1978 plane crash, he married Catherine Chandler, a lawyer from a prominent Democratic family in Alaska.

When Republicans took control of the Senate in 1981, Stevens became assistant majority leader. In 1984, he ran for majority leader, but lost by three votes to Kansas Sen. Bob Dole. The most senior Republican in the Senate, Stevens served as Senate President Pro Tempore and was third in the line of succession for the presidency until Democrats regained control of Congress in 2007.


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August 24, 2021

R.I.P. Uncle Ted.

Merrill & Marti McGahan

August 31, 2010

Our condolences to the family of a great friend. He did so much for the people of Alaska and will be sorely missed by us all. God Bless you and be with you.

Kendall & Jody King

August 31, 2010

Sincere Condolences.

Trudy Christopher

August 26, 2010

I love those who love Alaska and Uncle Ted certainly did. His legacy is non debatable. Condolences to the family and to Alaska. T. Christopher Tucson, AZ and Sitka, Alaska

David Gold

August 25, 2010

Dear Family and Friends of Senator Ted Stevens, of blessed memory:

Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the passing of Mr. Stevens. I deeply appreciate his many accomplishments for our nation and his love and support for Israel and the Jewish community in general. May you be comforted at this time of reflection.

Gloria Lafferty

August 23, 2010

REST IN PEACE SENATOR - Your passing will forever leave a void in your beloved Great State of Alaska.
Just sleeping,
Now the laborer's task is over
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.

There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hidden things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a greater judge than here.

"Earth to earth and dust to dust."
Calmly now the words we say;
Left behind, we wait in trust
For the resurrection day.

Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

Richie Stevens-Grant

August 21, 2010

We thank you for the time and effort you gave towards helping our family in the past. You were beloved by many, may your legacy live on.

God bless,

Mary Lou Comlin

August 19, 2010

My heartfelt sympathy to the family of Ted Stevens. I lived in Alaska for 20 years and know he helped many people. Thank you, Senator Stevens.

Susie W

August 19, 2010

Ted, Your greatness, support, and kindness to those in needs will always be missed. So many will never know how you gave and took care of people in poverty and helplessness.
Thank You,

Donna Nechetsky

August 17, 2010

Ted will be sadly missed by all Alaskans. Sympathy & prayers to the Stevens family.

Donna Nechetsky

August 17, 2010

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

August 17, 2010

To: Senator Steven's Family,

What a big difference one man made for Alaska! We know how Senator Steven's enjoyed coming to Bristol Bay and fishing the Naknek River. We will miss him. Our deepest sympathy to the family!

Bristol Bay Borough Mayor and Assembly

Jeannie Kollander

August 14, 2010

God reached out his hand and said, "It is time for you to come home."

Dear Senator, Alaskans thank you for your numerous contributions to this great state. You will be greatly missed.......

Dannie Dozier

August 14, 2010

You will be mised.

Katherine Hartley

August 13, 2010

My deepest sympathy to the Stephens family, he was a great man.

More, more beutiful flowers blooming in Heaven

Evans family

August 12, 2010

My deepest sympathy to the Stevens family. Me, my late niece, my sister and her son sat next to him at the gymnasium couple years ago and it was a great honor to sit next to the man whom my parents used to say good things about him when I less than six yrs. old. My late father used to work part-time for the Fish and Wildlife Service as a Refuge Information Technician. When he passed on, we got a sympathy card from Ted and I'm sorry that we forgot to say "Quyana" to him in person. God flew him home to his final resting place where his loved ones were waiting by the gate.

Maria Darci Smith

August 12, 2010

Senator Stevens was a great man. He helped me a couple of times just sending a email to the American Embassy in Brasil to get a visa for my sister to come visit me, and a visa for my friend's mother.Glod bless him and his family.

Vada Bodimer

August 12, 2010

I wish for love and comfort for my Great Aunt and all of my cousins. My Uncle Ted was indeed an extrodinary man that accomplished many great things in his life. My one regret is we didn't all know each other better, that we weren't closer. Once more I send my love and Support, if you need anything, feel free to contact us, we are all with you in heart if not in body.

Nancy Duggan

August 12, 2010

My mother worked for Senator Stevens in the 70's and 80's. She greatly admired him. When she died suddenly, (car accident), he wrote a most gracious note to our family. I will always remember him for this kindness AND for his countless contributions to the Great Land!

Amy Griffin

August 12, 2010

To my Great Aunt and second cousins I wish you peace in this time of difficulty.I remember Uncle Ted from a few brief visits and my grandfather's ( his brother) funeral. He was a good man and stood up for what he believed in. Pay no attention to what others say about him... you knew him best and knew what a wonderful man he really was. All his family here in NC and across the states are thinking about your family in this time of need. If you need anything please let us know.
Amy K Griffin

Willie Stephens

August 12, 2010

God Bless the Steven family, I met Mr Steven through working for the Ralston family in protocal. I have always admire Mr Steven as he champion many causes for this great nation. I am saden but rejoice that God has him home, he will be truley miss by his family and friends, but they will soon see him again.

Karen Jackson

August 12, 2010

I am sending a spedily deliverance of solitude for your family.

Henrietta Vaden

August 12, 2010

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Jim & Jo Wood

August 12, 2010

Our family lives a wonderful life in Alaska, thanks in great part to Senator Stevens' love and care for the state. We are grateful.

John Owsley

August 12, 2010

My most sincere condolences to the Stevens family. The state of Alaska has lost a great champion. His legacy will live on in Alaska and your hearts. God be with you all.

Shari Stevens-Kasten

August 12, 2010

Dear Aunt Catherine, Ben, Walter Ted, Susan, Beth, and Lily, and all the family there,
We continue to lift you all up in our prayers and thoughts, thanking God for the precious influence Uncle Ted had on so many, and the great love he had for everyone. The significance of his life willl have far reaching effects for years to come, and your love and sacrifices will not be forgotten either. It's so beautiful to read and hear countless people share how much he meant to them, and I pray it brings you comfort in the midst of all you've faced these past few days.
We remember his kindness to his brother, our father, Robert A., as well, while he was alive; and to us over the years. We're blessed to have known him. Please know that all the family here holds you in their thoughts and prayers with love. May the Lord bless you and keep you and surround you, today and always.
With Heavy & Thankful Hearts,
Shari Stevens-Kasten
Randy Sr and Jr, Kyle Krystal, Kurt and Kelsee And our mother Anne Stevens Carter
Matthew 5:4
Hebrews 6:10

Gray

August 12, 2010

Our condolense to Senator Stevens family and friends. May God rest your soul and comfort your family in this time of need.

Elizabeth Stevens - Reindollar

August 12, 2010

Dear Aunt Catherine,
From all of us here in South Carolina, and Georgia Shari Stevens Kasten, Kae Stevens Taylor, and Hope Elizabeth Stevens Reindollar ( Robert A)--daughters we want to say how very sorry for your loss. We will truely miss Uncle Ted. We haven't seen him since our dad died on August 10 th 1997. We were just preparing our own memorial for our dad when we heard the news. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you and we love you all. It gives us comfort to know that the brothers are toghter again.

Darnell Little

August 12, 2010

My heart and deepest condolenes goes out to the Stevens family,i never met Uncle Ted,but for 30 years he was like a family member fighting for all of Alaska iloved his spirit May God Bless His Soul

Charlie & Cindy Hipke

August 11, 2010

So sorry to hear of the passing of Senator Ted (Uncle Teddy) Stevens. He was a good man and will always be remembered for all he done for AK. Rest In Peace Senator. May your family find peace knowing you are in a better place.
(former AK residents)

August 11, 2010

Our condolenes to Senator Stevens and his family. He wil be remembered in our family for years to come. He was a honored guest in our home when we lived in Homer, Ak. God bless him for he was truly an outstanding Alaskan. Linda & Louis T. Gjosund of (Anchorage, Ak.)

Jessie Lawrence

August 11, 2010

Thank you for everything that you have done for me and my state. You are in a better place and with lost loved ones. I hope they greeted you at the gates. My prayers are with you and your family. Thank you Senator Stevens

Carolyn Medlock

August 11, 2010

As a 35 year resident of the state of Alaska living in the lower 48 I feel honored that was was able to vote for this great man on several elections. The state of Alaska has lost a piece of its heart and soul...

Janet M

August 11, 2010

To the family and close friends of Senator Stevens:
He was a great man who clearly gave all of himself to his family, to Alaskans, and to the United States of America. What an honorable life he lived and that is how he will always be remembered. When you look up at a star-filled sky, don't think of them as stars - - think of them as porch lights welcoming your loved one home.
With sincere sympathy.

Joe Mitchell

August 11, 2010

My heartfelt condolences to the Stevens family. I have very warm memories of them from my childhood, growing up in Bethesda with son Ben, and being in Cub Scouts and then Boy Scouts together. Ted volunteered his time to speak with the Scouts and was always warm and welcoming. His untimely passing is a tragic loss to his family and his extended family of friends, fellow Alaskans, and all Americans.

Sara R

August 11, 2010

Senator Ted Stevens was a wonderful advocate for Alaska. May his family and friends hold great memories of him. Sen. Ted...rest in peace.

David & Robin Bowen

August 11, 2010

Prayers going up for your family at this time, may God comfort and sustain you as you walk this path.

Toni Skipper

August 11, 2010

~ A True Lion's Roar is now silent. The memory of the sound will live on forever.

~ R.I.P. Senator Ted Stevens.

Condolences to the Family.

Herbert Glory

August 11, 2010

As a former son of Alaska, I met Sen. Stevens during a Close Up lunch meeting in Washinton DC back in 1985. I was a friend of his after that even after leaving for the Navy. He was a fine human being and did all he could for Alaska. He will be missed and always loved. My love to his family in this time of sorrow.

james willner

August 11, 2010

REST IN PEACE.

Bruno Ashton

August 11, 2010

Thanks so much for all the funding you brought home to Alaska during your tenure!

John Pearson

August 11, 2010

My condolences go out to the family of Sen. Stevens. He was a man of integrity and spirit who served his country and Alaska well.

Nicole Vautrain

August 11, 2010

We were very proud of you here on Cape Cod when you partnered with Ted Kennedy in efforts to stop Cape Wind from industrializing Nantucket Sound. May you rest in peace.

DARREN ASPELUND

August 11, 2010

BETH,LILLY,BEN,
I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR YOUR FATHER'S PASSING TED WAS A GREAT GUY.MY THOUGHT'S AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN THIS TIME IN NEED.YOUR FATHER WAS A MAN THAT I WILL ALWAY'S REMEMBER TILL THE DAY I DIE. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALL IN THIS TIME OF YOUR LIFE'S.IF YOU NEED ANYTHING IM HERE GOD BLESS YOU ALL

KIM BROWN

August 11, 2010

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

letitia wilkerson

August 11, 2010

rest in peace sen. stevens.

Noel Ballatin

August 11, 2010

Who can explain how these things happen. Ted Stevens was an admirable and principled person of character.

He will be sadly missed by all, especially those closest.

May God Bless the Stevens family, and God Bless Ted Stevens.

Kim Rogers

August 11, 2010

Thoughts and prayers to Ted's family.

Zora Lee

August 11, 2010

The untimely death of Ted Stevens is certainly a difficult burden to bear...

May you be comforted by God's future promise to "wipe every tear from our eyes and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore." (Revelation 21:4)

Henryk Zaleski

August 11, 2010

Rest in peace Senator Stevens.

Chaston Solomon

August 11, 2010

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Rick & Nancy Martinez

August 11, 2010

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

PETER PAUL

August 11, 2010

REST IN PEACE TED THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU"VE DONE FOR ALASKA AND FOR THE PEOPLE WE MISS YOU ALREADY WE"LL NEVER FORGET THAT YOU'VE GAVING FOR US TO USE.THANK YOU ANND GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY

Dave & Sabrina Alvarez

August 11, 2010

our prayers are with his family, all his good works will not be forgotten.
The Alvarez's - Veterans Aviation Outreach.

Ronald Smith

August 11, 2010

You were taken from us in an instant,but Your love for Alaska will live in all of true Alaskians,and Your passion for service has and will impact us forever. Thank-You Ted and may You now rest in peace, we won't forget You

August 11, 2010

God Bless your family and friends and the beloved people of your state of Alaska.

David Greeley

August 11, 2010

My condolences go out to Ted's family & the great state of Alaska.

His plane crashed but he soars above with the angels.

Pam Pierson

August 11, 2010

Rest in Peace Uncle Ted. Thank you for all you have done for the state of Alaska . You made it what it is today. We are honored to have had you on our side .

Dixie Alms

August 10, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this time of grief. Alaska and the United States has lost a great leader.

Joni Hartley

August 10, 2010

You will be remembered here in Alaska and by our family - rest in peace, God bless you and your family.

R Golay

August 10, 2010

To the the family of Ted Stevens - May God give you peace and comfort through his word and the Lord Jesus Christ during this time of sorrow, I know that Ted will be missed by many.

Karen Hartley Bielefeld

August 10, 2010

My condolences to the family for their loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Helen Garrison

August 10, 2010

When I was a senior at A.J. Dimond High School, Senator Ted Stevens came to speak to the senior class. It was a memorable occasion for those of us just about to step out into the world. After I graduated, Senator Stevens sent a letter of congratulations, again a tribute that I have kept and treasured throughout the years.
The Stevens family has my deepest sympathy.

jayne hartman

August 10, 2010

My heart goes out to Ted Stevens family. This is a very sad time for all alaskans. Thank-you Ted for all you have done for this great state.You will be missed dearly. Rest in Peace with our Lord by your side.

Jayne Hartman

August 10, 2010

This is a very sad time for true Alaskans, who know how wonderful Ted Stevens was. He has done such much for all Alaskans. He is loved and always will be in our hearts. My heart goes out to his family. Rest In Peace

Viola Brown

August 10, 2010

Rest in Peace. Though most of Alaska did not know you personally, you made an impact on everyone. Thank you for your service in a great state.

jan farmer

August 10, 2010

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Linda Travers-Inglima

August 10, 2010

Senator Ted Stevens, thank you so much for the years you gave to the State of Alaska to make it a better place for all. We wouldn't be where we are today without your efforts. You will be so missed dearly by all.

My condolences to the family and friends of this great man.

Rest In Peace, Ted... and God Bless your spirit as it travels home.

JERRY RICHARDSON

August 10, 2010

TO THE STEVENS FAMILY..I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AT THIS TIME OF TERRIBLE LOSS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLY THE SENATOR MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND CONSIDER IT A PRIVILAGE AND HONOR TO HAVE KNOWN HIM. I WAS A PILOTIN ALASKA AND LIVED THERE FOR 15 YEARS. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOUR FAMILY.

August 10, 2010

Thank you for all your services to Alaska and tha USA. I am quite sure you'll be missed by many.

August 10, 2010

thank you for all that you did for alaska , you lived the alaskan life, you will be missed my many .
jeff brandal

August 10, 2010

RIP. may God be with the family of our greatest senator Ted Stevens

vie n family

August 10, 2010

This is a tragic loss for the family of Senator Ted Stevens. I hope and pray that people will put aside their political views and honor the service of Ted Stevens and respect the loss for his family and the state of Alaska. God rest your soul Senator Ted Stevens. I deeply sorry for this loss and pray for his family.

Kate

August 10, 2010

Rest in peace gentle soul. Take your place in the higher court. You have earned it. You will always be our hero

August 10, 2010

RIP. To the family and friends of Sen. Ted Steven my sympathy and my thank you for his government service.

August 10, 2010

God Bless the Stevens family,and for our great Senator who made this state so grand for us! I appreciate all your hard work and you will be in our prayers forever! Alaska will truly miss you .
Ann Joy~ Alaska

August 10, 2010

MAy you rest in peace

Kimtraila Williams

August 10, 2010

To the Stevens family: May God Comfort your hearts today and bless you with endearing memories that your heart will always treasure.

Denise & Tommy McAlexander

August 10, 2010

Our prayers and thoughts are with the Stevens family. Ted was the perfect description of a true Alaskan. We are so very thankful for his dedication to Alaska and to his family for all their support to him and us during his dedicated service to Alaska.

Dawn Carter

August 10, 2010

Condolences goes out to his wife and daughter and the rest of his family. Pray and he will be by your side whenever you need him the most. Alaska had a great Senator.

Rex Lewis

August 10, 2010

May god bless the Steven's family. I remember as a very young boy growing up in Wasilla, in the mail we would get "junk" mail from him. But I thought I was important because Ted Stevens send ME a letter. He was a great Alaskan, and fought hard for Alaska. I love Alaska even though I don't live there anymore, it's my home. Your life meant something to every person in the state of Alaska. You will be miss Sir. Thank you for your service to our wonderful state.

Victoria`Andrew VZj

August 10, 2010

condolences sent out
to the Stevens Family..
May the Lord be with upon
God Bless rip'TedStevens of Alaska~

Nigel Head

August 10, 2010

May God be with you during this sad time. Although I never knew Sen. Stevens personally, he sounds like he was a man of honor and well looked up to.

len oberdorf (former alaskan)

August 10, 2010

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

GWEN BONNER

August 10, 2010

MAY OUR LOVING LORD GIVE YOU STRENGTH TO BEAR THE LOSS OF YOUR LOVED ONE AND GRANT YOU COMFORT AND PEACE DURING YOUR BEREAVEMENT.

MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY.

Mike Barfield

August 10, 2010

MY prayers and best wishes to the Ted Stevens family, he was a great Alaskan. I met him several times during the 10 years I lived there. He was a truely great man

Janie & John Nelson

August 10, 2010

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and his many friends during this time of grief. God be with you.

Blanca Chapinski

August 10, 2010

To The Family of Ted Stevens,
I'm so sorry to learn about his death and wanted you to know my thoughts and prayers are with you as you mourn the loss of your famiy member.

Lucy Odden

August 10, 2010

I have knowned Ted Stevens Since I have Volunteer for the 2001 World Special Olympics and he was a wonderful man I we are going to miss Ted Very might this is a very Sad Day for me I will be Praying for his family for his loss I have known his Son Ben Stevens and his Family and his Daughter Beth Stevens because she has worked at the USFWS in Portland Oregon and my Condolence to his Family to lose a wonderful man like Ted I has been working for us

Lucy Odden
Anchorage Ak

Lynda

August 10, 2010

Thank you Mr. Stevens for all the good you did for Alaska. You were a wonderful human being and great family man. God Bless you and yours.

Roy DeHaven

August 10, 2010

I am sorry to learn of the family's loss of a great man. He will be remembered for the fight he gave for his state to get its share of public funds. He was one of the Republicans who stayed grounded when others chased the popular will of the people. His service was remarkable.
Roy A. DeHaven
Charleston, SC

Suzanne Evans

August 10, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with the family. I thank Ted for all his hard work he did for Alaska.

Ruth

August 10, 2010

Our condolences to the Stevens family and many heartful thanks for his tireless hard work for us Alaskans.

Ruth

August 10, 2010

Our condolences and prayers to the Stevens family. Many heartful thanks for Sen. Stevens for his tireless hard work for us Alaskans.

Declan Simon

August 10, 2010

He was an advocate for Federal Employees (I started in 1975 and always wondered why a Senator from Alaska would be our champion, but was grateful for his efforts).

M. Allen

August 10, 2010

Rest in Peace.

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