Memorial services for Rep. Gruenberg set for Sunday and Thursday

Memorial services are set in Juneau and Anchorage for longtime Alaska lawmaker Max Gruenberg.

Juneau services will be held at 3 p.m. this Sunday at Resurrection Lutheran Church on 10th Street downtown. In Anchorage, services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Temple Beth Sholom on East Northern Lights Boulevard.

Gruenberg, a family lawyer by trade, died Sunday. He had served in the Alaska House of Representatives for more than 20 years representing the Anchorage neighborhoods of Russian Jack, College Gate, Nunaka Valley and previously Mountain View.

On Tuesday, his colleagues shared fond memories of him in the Capitol.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to charities for victims of domestic violence, animal abuse, children in need or Alaska Legal Services.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to charities for victims of domestic violence, animal abuse, children in need or Alaska Legal Services.

Left: A legislative employee and Kayla Epstein, widow of Rep. Max Gruenberg, console each other after a memorial for Rep. Max Gruenberg. Top right: Rep. Gruenberg’s desk in House Chambers on Monday. Bottom right: Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott shares a memory about Gruenberg as Gov. Bill Walker listens.

The remembrance at the Capitol on Tuesday for Rep. Gruenberg was well attended by Capitol workers.

(All photos by Skip Gray/360 North)