Al Swift, a broadcaster turned congressman from Washington’s Second Congressional District, died April 20, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. Since he retired from Congress in 1995, Swift had lived and worked as a lobbyist in Virginia. He is pictured here at an event commemorating the 1935 opening of the Deception Pass Bridge. Also among those pictured are Duane Berentson (Director, state Dept. of Transportation) and Wallie Funk (With water jar. Publisher, Whidbey News-Times).
A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.
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