Letter: Don Younger’s legacy

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I’m 44 years outdated and proud to say Don Younger is the one congressman I ever had or needed.

Alaskans know that Congressman Younger fought for Alaska, and the tales circulating about his “colourful” and headline-grabbing brashness have made me smile, snicker and cringe. Every story makes me want Alaskans might have seen him behind closed doorways.

The Don Younger I’ll all the time bear in mind understood that “combating” actually meant main. In contrast to so many at present, he didn’t make noise — he introduced individuals collectively, constructed coalitions throughout social gathering traces and delivered for Alaska.

He invested in his employees, supported younger Alaskans and made his workplace a coaching floor for generations of Alaskans. He listened authentically, whether or not you had been an intern or a chief of employees.

Don Younger solicited your opinion, challenged you and all the time left you understanding extra about Alaska than when the dialog began. Whereas I by no means labored for him, I’ll all the time be pleased about the alternatives Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski gave me to see him in motion. The initiatives and coverage Don Younger delivered for Alaska constructed our state, however it’s the individuals he impressed who will rework our future.

— Mike “Fish” Pawlowski

Anchorage

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