Peter Reader, Alaskan pioneer dies in Silverdale, Washington
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after moving to Silverdale, died Wednesday morning in Silverdale. He
was 89.
Mr. Reader spent his early years in Alaska, which flew its state flag
at half staff Thursday in honor of his passing. He was born in North
Dakota and moved to Alaska in 1934. He helped write Alaska's
Constitution, serving as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional
Convention in 1955 and 1956. Alaska became a state in 1959.
Mr. Reader lived in Nome, where he mined for gold and hunted wolves
by air. He was a general contractor, operated the Pioneer Water Co.
in Nome and owned rental property. In 1958, he and four others formed
the Nome Telephone Co. He left Alaska for Washington in 1965.
From his Bucklin Hill Road home, Mr. Reader found old bikes, fixed
them and sold them to children for $15. Every child deserves a bike,
Mr. Reader said in a 1998 story in The Sun that described him as an
unsung hero.
-- Bremerton Sun staff and wire services
Greg
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Why does every child deserve a bike? I'm suspicious of people that like to
"help" kids.
Greg
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Heinz W. Wiggeshoff
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> Why does every child deserve a bike? I'm suspicious of people that like to
> "help" kids.
> Greg
You're reading too much into his name.
PS Notice how an editor can pare a followup to the crux of the matter?
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Very good on your part. Reader probably had lame comments made about
his name all his life.
I drive by Mr. Reader's house often and there is always a big display
of used bikes for sale out by the road. Since they *do* have a price
tag on them, his "helping kids" seems within reason to me. It also
seems sick to read something ugly into every good thing people try to
do these days.
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