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Billy Choate

Homer, AK
May 7, 1946 - October 17, 2022
May 7, 1946 - Oct 17, 2022
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Memorial over the USS Grunion…
2017, Special trip to USS Grunion sinking
Memorial over the USS Grunion near Kiska
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2017, Near Adak
Our first day on PUK UK. I always felt safe with Billy. Especially needed when traveling in the Bering Sea — with Billy Choate
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My  team and I from 'Wildstar Films' spent a month with Billy and crew onboard the Pukuk in June 2021 filming bears in Katmai NP. We had the most amazing time and Billy was one of those special people that you take deep into your heart and keep there forever. He was so much fun to be around; a 'yes' man with a positive outlook and a solution to every problem. An amazing human being. His outlook on life touched me deeply and I still find myself asking ''what would Billy do/say in this situation''. He spoke with so much love about his daughter and granddaughter. The world will miss Billy deeply. I hope we'll meet again. 
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Papa’s Raspberry Patch
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Papa’s Raspberry Patch
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2 Pals Found Napping After a Bike Ride
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2018
Special Delivery at Flex for Colette’s Lunchtime!
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My first time working with Billy was is 2010 on the Pukuk. What a treat and experience to have him has our skipper! It kicked off a long-term working relationship but also much more. Billy and I texted while we both went through cancer treatments and the ups and downs. He sent me updates on his beautiful granddaughter, which showed how much he loved her. He was just an awesome human being, and he is missed so much. Sending all his family and friends love during these difficult times. 
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2010, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA
The M/V Pukuk and crew hoisting our survey skiff. The weather is cold and wet and Billy is out there (as always) helping us in our work. — with Billy
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1976, Homer, Alaska
Dressed up — with Jenny Blatchford and Billy’s mother
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Billy Choate held a special place in my life, remembering small town Kenai when we grew up there. His ability to recall people and places and connections, especially in Old Town filled so many gaps in my childhood perceptions. He was just enough older that he had a keen understanding of the social landscape. And his memory for details was unsurpassed. What a great story he would tell. 

In these later years when we often walked together at SPARC on winter mornings the two of us would spin a litany of old friends and crazy happenings. Billy grew up living between Homer, Kenai and Seward. He called his childhood ‘feral,’ yet look at all he managed to create in his life. 

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Ron Inouye
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Beth Graber and Mike Hawfield
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Melissa Malcolm and Family
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Helping hands

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Recent contributions

$100.00
Ron Inouye
Gave to Kachemak Bay Broadcasting in memory of Billy
$100.00
Beth Graber and Mike Hawfield
Gave to Hospice of Homer in memory of Billy
$50.00
Melissa Malcolm and Family
Gave to South Peninsula Haven House in memory of Billy
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Recent contributions

$100.00
Ron Inouye
Gave to Kachemak Bay Broadcasting in memory of Billy
$100.00
Beth Graber and Mike Hawfield
Gave to Hospice of Homer in memory of Billy
$50.00
Melissa Malcolm and Family
Gave to South Peninsula Haven House in memory of Billy
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