Mayor of Alaska's Capital Found Dead; Police Investigate

[ScreamingMeemie]

Source: ABC 13 Eyewitness News

JUNEAU, AK -- The newly-elected mayor of Alaska's capital city has been found dead.

Juneau police in a statement identified the man as 70-year-old Stephen "Greg" Fisk, who handily defeated incumbent Merrill Sanford in the October election to become mayor.

A man found Fisk's body at a residence Monday afternoon and alerted authorities. Police say Fisk was pronounced dead at the scene.

Circumstances surrounding the death were not immediately known. Police spokesman Erann Kalwara says the death was unattended, but couldn't immediately say if officers suspected foul play.

Read more: http://abc13.com/news/mayor-of-alaskas-capital-found-dead;-police-investigate/1104968/

[Proserpina]

1. At 70, natural causes is more likely, even in Alaska

or suicide (which, if I were living in Alaska, would be a definite possibility)

[jmowreader]

6. Unless there are serious crimes or recent tragedy, I wouldn't think suicide

In Alaska, skeletons aren't necessarily damaging to your political career - as a very long list of crooked Alaskan politicians can attest. He just won an election so he's probably pretty happy. Maybe if his wife just died, or he's close to the anniversary of her death...

I'm going with either natural causes or something related to the fact it's winter in Alaska and he's a senior citizen.

[Ken Burch]

14. I knew Greg...we worked on a group trying to set up a food co-op in Juneau

(at one point in 2013, it looked as though the downtown supermarket was going to close...instead, it was sold to another chain)/
As far as I could see, he was in excellent shape and excellent spirits.

This is a huge shock.

[2naSalit]

2. He was the mayor of

Alaska's money?



Editor seems to have not noticed the spelling error.

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. He is not the mayor of the capitol building; he is mayor of the capital city.

Its not a spelling error.

[2naSalit]

8. Thanks...

not sure how I got that confused but I did.

[valerief]

5. OP is correct. This might help.

http://grammarist.com/usage/capitol-capital/

[2naSalit]

7. Thanks!

cool link. I was confused, now I'm not.

[valerief]

13. Happens to all of us. nt

[2naSalit]

15. I'm going to use my legitimate excuse card right here too...

I'm on antibiotics and have not been normal all week, got few days yet to go.

[yellowcanine]

11. Editor forgot the school trick of "O" for Capitol dome.

And the Principal is your "pal". I still use those reminders.

[valerief]

3. Says this in Wikipedia about Fisk:

During the 2015 Juneau mayoral race, Fisk stated that he generally supports raising the minimum wage. Fisk voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Alaska. Fisk also supported enacting a ban on discrimination against the gay community in housing and other public accommodation, and stated that he believes human activity is contributing to climate change.[11]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Fisk

Links to this:
http://www.ktoo.org/features/2015-juneau-election/greg-fisk/

[MosheFeingold]

9. Perhaps

He saw Russia.

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. Where was Todd Palin?

Tawd? Tawd?

[maxsolomon]

12. the Palin jokes are a little too soon

the man died yesterday.

and he was a Juneau resident, not the Matanuska Valley where the Palin clan resides.

very different places and 850 miles apart.

[Ken Burch]

16. Thanks for saying that.

A lot of people in Juneau are in shock right now...cheap jokes aren't appropriate.

[maxsolomon]

17. I have Juneau friends who knew him

and they're devastated.

People need to get out and see more of this nation - don't assume every Alaskan is a GOP teabilly sucking at the oil-stipend teat. Palin doesn't define Alaska.

[Ken Burch]

18. Absolutely. n/t.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. Natural causes (since I can't find any DU thread that gave that update)

It’s thought that Fisk suffered from some sort of heart problem and fell, Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson told reporters Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. The 70-year-old’s injuries were consistent with a fall, he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/04/newly-elected-juneau-mayor-died-of-natural-causes-police-say/