Cammie Lynn Walker

Jul 28, 1959 -

Aug 6, 2020

Alaskan artist and Willow resident Cammie Lynn Walker, 61, passed away on Aug. 6, 2020. Cammie had suffered from several serious health problems during the last few years of her life, but ultimately died after a short and aggressive battle with lung cancer.

Cammie was born on July 28, 1959, in Los Angeles, Calif., and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1970. As a free-spirited teenager, she started working for Whitney Fidalgo Seafoods in Anchorage. She embraced the adventure and opportunities to travel all over Alaska, remaining in the industry for over a decade. Her love of Alaska fisheries inspired much of the art that she would go on to create.

During this time, she studied accounting and creative writing at UAA, eventually taking an accounting job in the oil industry, where she spent the remainder of her career. Although she loved her work, her creative work was what fulfilled her. She was a talented writer and was able to create beautiful works of art in any medium she chose. Her writing was published numerous times, including several entries in ADN's former "We Alaskans" feature. Her most prolific medium, however, were her dazzling mosaic pieces depicting Alaska wildlife and scenery. Her work can be seen publicly at the VA Hospital in Anchorage; the boardwalk in Ketchikan; the Palmer Courthouse; the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery in Anchorage; the UAA Health Sciences building; and numerous other public spaces throughout Southcentral and Southeast Alaska.

Those who knew her will remember her unrelenting optimism and kindness, her love of Alaska, animals and nature; her incredible artistic talent, her passion for picking up every piece of litter she came across, her legendary work ethic, her absolute disgust with Trump and the current state of politics in the U.S., and her devotion to her loved ones. Her happiest days were spent at her lakefront home in Willow with her menagerie of pets and her family.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Rosemary Lynch; and her father, James Walker.

She is survived by her husband, James Alford of Willow; her daughter, McKenna Slivensky of Anchorage; stepson, Tyler Alford and granddaughter, Kali Alford of Walla Walla, Wash.; sisters, Goldman Miller of Valdez and Mila Cosgrove of Juneau; and dozens of wonderful friends that she considered family.

The family hopes to hold a memorial when it is safe to do so. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you vote blue in November and/or fill up a bag of litter in her honor.