Obituary - Paul Sargent

Sunday, March 11, 2001
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Longtime Juneau resident Paul Sargent died March 6, 2001, at the Pioneers' Home in Juneau. He was 88.

He was born May 14, 1912, in Martinsville. Ind. He moved to Juneau in 1965. He worked as an engineer, and served as the city engineer for Juneau in the late 1960s.

He was a private pilot, an avid outdoorsman, a world traveler, a badminton player and a folk dancer.

He was a member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo six.

He is survived by his wife Mary and sons Paul Jr. of Juneau, Michael of Nevada and Thomas Sargent of Washington, his daughter Samantha of Connecticut and grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Juneau Pioneers' Home.

In lieu of flowers, his family requests a donation be made in his behalf to the Juneau Pioneers' Home resident council.

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