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SLEEP By some accounts 45% of the world’s population is chronically sleep deprived. For industrialized countries like the U.S. where being busy and multitasking is seen as a virtue, the number is undoubtedly higher. If you won’t go to bed earlier to improve your memory normalize your moods or increase your energy levels, perhaps you’ll be tempted to get more sleep knowing that it can help with fat loss. A number of studies in recent years have conclusively shown that adequate sleep does indeed lead to weight loss. Exercise and proper diet are still important of course, but burning the candle at both ends might be undoing all of your best intentions.
Larry Dean Painter November 13, 1934 - February 18, 2018
Larry Painter’s heart stopped at 5:03 AM on a warm Sunday morning, February 18, 2018, in Mexico, his favorite spot to rest between seasons. He was 83. He was born in Port Angeles, Washington on November 13, 1934 and relished the opportunity to celebrate his birthday on the occasional Friday the Thirteenth despite the usual superstition. He was raised in ports along the northwest coast where his Father, Lester was deployed with the U.S. Coast Guard. Initially living in Astoria, he moved to Anacortes at age 15 after his Father died suddenly. He lived with his Mother, Inez and Grandparents Lila and Shorty Gibbons on Weaverling Spit where he led a Huck Finn childhood catching smelt by the rowboat load and cocktail shrimp by the lard bucket. He began his commercial fishing career at 14 gillnetting on the Columbia River with Oney Poskey. He fished on Puget Sound with Delmar Cole on the F/V Radio. In 1965 he went north to Kodiak with Tony Franulovich as cook aboard the F/V Nautilus to catch king crab. Armed with his Mother’s early edition of Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, he baked fresh bread, made pies and had the ‘time of his life’. He earned the nickname ‘Blacksmith’ from his dear friend Boris Olich because he wore a full-length black rubber apron in the galley. In 1966 he worked as Deckhand with Lee Andrich, again in Kodiak, aboard the F/V Pelican. In 1967 he returned to Kodiak as Captain of the F/V Pelican. In 1968 he bought the F/V Alsek raised from the bottom of Bellingham Bay, and along with a slew of shrimp pots, headed to Ketchikan where he fished for king, tanner, dungeness crab and spot shrimp, seined and tendered salmon throughout the Archipelago for the next four decades. He took enormous pride in each fishing vessel (and vehicle) he owned. He spent 16 years restoring the wooden Alsek, 14 years refurbishing the steel Sabrina and his final years fishing on the fiberglass vessel Wendy Anne. He was a fearless mariner who always retained an overarching respect for Mother Nature. Maintaining his vessels in immaculate condition, he put the odds on his side for the inevitable times when the seas would take a turn for the worse. He ‘cheated death’ on many occasions and rescued many souls trapped on burning decks or stranded on remote beaches. He had an immense knowledge of the bottom of SE Alaska earned by trial and error with a rudimentary sounder,
as he cautiously followed an edge till it came up to the shore. He found beauty in the unknown. He charted rocks and fathoms as if he were the first one to sail these waters. Larry said he “never worked a day in his life”. Fishing was his passion and protecting the resource was his commitment. He considered himself a “friend of the fish”. Truth be told, he never saw a fish he didn’t want to catch but was ruled by his irrepressible principles to protect the resource. He was an early champion of dry land log storage and an advocate for buffer zones to protect salmon streams. He never ‘set back’ but rather leapfrogged his pots ahead. He dutifully took time away from fishing to participate on local advisory councils, task forces and to attend Board of Fish meetings. He was a pioneer researcher with boundless curiosity. He willingly shared the knowledge he learned on the grounds with area ADF&G biologists, including John Valentine and Tim Koeneman, to insure the sustainability of each species he harvested. He worked with local processors Terry Gardner, Ray Woods and Mike Lee to innovate techniques that would guarantee the highest quality Alaskan seafood product. Generous with his talent and trade, he mentored many crewmen to become successful fishermen. Despite fostering this direct competition, he was intent on contributing to the future longevity of his chosen profession. The University of Alaska Southeast honored Larry with the Meritorious Service Award in April 2016 for exemplary stewardship of Southeast Alaska fisheries. Though Larry was extremely confident in his values and abilities he retained a humility that was unexpected and admirable. No work was beneath him. His believed that “any job worth doing is worth doing well” and practiced that philosophy into his late 70’s with jobs at Captains Keg and AutoWorks. His entrepreneurial spirit persisted to his final business detailing automobiles, aptly named, Larry’s Ultimate Car Care. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Amanda and his son Michael (Colleen) along with his daughters Julie (Lance) and Lori (Pat) and cousin Jim (Barb). Larry was always a gentleman. Friends and family are bereft by his loss but buoyed by the raft of memories he left behind. At his request, there will be an “After Party” on Friday, March 23 at Dwyer’s Crab & Fish Company (formerly Steamers) in Ketchikan beginning at 5:30 PM.