Carol Ann La Grasse Carol Ann La Grasse, 81, passed away August 1, 2023, after a brief illness. Born on July 31, 1942, in Flushing, NY, she was the daughter of Henry E. and Caroline G. (Kunkel) Winter. She received a BS in Engineering from The City College of New York. Carol married Peter La Grasse, a member of the Stony Creek Town Board and President of the Property Rights Fund of America, Inc., in 1965. Those left to cherish her memory are her brothers, Henry E. Winter, Stephen Winter and Thomas Winter; nieces, Christine Brochman, Margie Winter, and Sandra White; and nephews, Patrick Winter, Peter Winter, Fred Winter, Bruce Winter and John Winter. Condolences may be sent directly to Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St., Queensbury, NY 12804, or through www.bakerfuneralhome.com. Jim Lounsbury Jim (Clutch) Lounsbury passed Jan. 19, 2024, and went with his maker to his final gold mine in the sky after battling cancer for a couple of years. Jim was born on July 11, 1945, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fairbanks. He was a fourth-generation Fairbanksian with his dad being born in Fairbanks in 1910 and his mother arriving in Fairbanks in 1920. His working career was spent as a Teamster, finishing as a heavy equipment operator and foreman on the Dalton Highway at Coldfoot for the Department of Transportation. He also worked in the hard rock gold mine with his brother in the 1980s. This mine was developed by his father in the late 1930s on Ester Dome. While working for DOT at Coldfoot, Jim acquired property at Wiseman and started placer mining on a creek in the Wiseman area. His love for Wiseman was prevalent by the beautiful lawn that he put in at the Wiseman property and the mining museum and mining artifacts on display. He was instrumental in the formation of the farthest north American Legion Arctic Post # 9 at Wiseman and hosted the annual Fourth of July parties and music festival. Jim shared Lorna's love of music which included playing at many Fairbanks venues, at home jam sessions and with a group known as the Pioneer Park Pickers. Jim made his own washtub bass with a galvanized tub and a hockey stick with a parachute string. Jim was inducted into the Fairbanks Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 and was a long-time supporter of hockey in the Fairbanks area. He was instrumental in the construction and operations of the Ice Puppy Pond rink at Ice Alaska. He was also a life member at Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 4. He was the ultimate Mr. Santa Claus at their annual Christmas parties. He also played Santa Claus for his nieces and nephews at family Christmas parties. He is survived by his wife, Lorna Lounsbury, and his three stepchildren, Gary Lafferty (Fairbanks), Mike Lafferty (Idaho) and Dan Lafferty (Idaho); and his two brothers, Lloyd Lounsbury Jr. (Washington) and George Lounsbury (Fairbanks, Alaska). Robert Maynard Robert Maynard, a former Alaskan attorney active in both Alaska mining and state government for many years, died in a January auto-bicycle accident near his home in Boise, Idaho. The American Exploration and Mining Association, for which Maynard was a long-time trustee, posted this brief remembrance recently. “It is with very heavy hearts that we report the recent passing of AEMA Trustee Robert (Bob) Maynard of Boise. Bob recently retired from Perkins Coie but remained very active with AEMA and our Board of Trustees. “At our 2023 Annual Meeting in Reno, Bob earned AEMA’s Distinguished Service to the Mineral Industry Award in recognition of his long-term contributions to AEMA as a speaker, session chair, and trustee, and as a trusted advisor to the mining industry as a whole. Bob will be sorely missed. Fred Parady Former Alaska Miner Association executive director Fred Parady III passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Fred was AMA executive director from November 2011 to May 2012. He was born on July 19, 1955, on Loring Air Force Base in Aroostook County, Maine, to Fred Parady Jr. and Jeannine Marie Parady. He spent his childhood living with his parents and two The Alaska Miner Fall 2024 52 In Memoriam, 2024
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