Eddy Lyle Biesecker

Jun 1, 1949 -

Jul 27, 2019

One-year passed, but never forgotten.

Eddy Lyle Biesecker of Anchorage, Alaska, passed into calmer seas on July 27, 2019, due to complications of COPD. He was born in Cottonwood, Idaho, on June 1, 1949, the youngest of four children born to parents Gordon and Carmen (Gladie) Biesecker. His family eventually settled in small-town Stites, Idaho, along the pristine Clearwater River. Ed loved his life growing up in Stites. He graduated from Clearwater Valley High School, where he was a Senior Class Officer and member of the Student Council. He was one of three students voted "Most Popular" by his Senior classmates. For his senior yearbook he wrote an amusing hypothetical "20-years in the Future Class Prophecy," naming each of his classmates and suggesting what the future had ultimately dealt them. About himself he wrote: "What about me? I was sent here by a company to fix the same old holes in the same old roof of the classroom." History proves he was destined for a more ambitious and adventure-filled future than he likely could have imagined at the time.

Eddy worked for a time in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., and eventually migrated north to Alaska, where he established Mechanical Insulation Services Inc. (MISI) and later acquired a second business, Northern Concrete Cutting. He worked hard and expected the same of his crew, but he was fair and generous and highly respected in the industry. After his passing, a number of his former employees approached the family and expressed that he was the best boss they'd ever worked for.

Eddy, or EddyB, as he became known to his friends, fell in love with Alaska. He was passionate about fishing and the outdoors, and Alaska provided him with a multitude of opportunities to enjoy it all, most notably on the Kenai River for king salmon and sockeye; Prince William Sound for silvers, rock fish and shrimp; and Kachemak Bay for halibut, collecting along the way a small arsenal of boats to get the respective jobs done.

Eddy was a kind, compassionate, generous man with a keen sense of humor and quick wit. An outgoing "people" person, he easily struck up conversations with strangers - usually about fishing - and a good number of those "strangers," some visiting from as far away as California, Oregon, Alabama, Delaware and Israel, became close friends. He loved giving them an opportunity to come aboard so he could share his love of the sea and fishing with those who might not otherwise have a chance to experience it. He was truly one-of-a-kind and his passing has left a void in the lives of so many.

Eddy is survived by his wife, Cindy; first wife, Patty and their two daughters, Terry Hensley (Jeff) and Lori Aronson (Mike); grandsons, Patrick (Alexa Petross), Cain and Daniel; great-grandson, Jude (Pat and Alexa); sister, Valerie Vanderpool; brother, Lee (Donna); and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in passing by his grandparents; parents; brother, Larry; and second wife, Candace.

As Eddy wished, his ashes were scattered in Cascade Bay near the base of Cascade Falls in Prince William Sound, Alaska, under sunny, blue skies and flat water: a most fitting send off for "Cap'n EddyB." May you always have following seas; until we meet again, you will never be forgotten.