Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of Alaska’s constitution, dies at 99
Fischer came to Alaska after serving in World War II. He served two terms in the state Senate and remained active in politics until his final months. Vic Fischer, the last living signer of Alaska's constitution, has died at the age of 99. Fischer, who grew up in Berlin and Moscow, served in World War II and advocated for statehood before moving to Alaska in 1950 and was elected to help draft Alaska’s constitution five years later. He also served two terms in the state Senate as a Democrat and was later elected to the last territorial Legislature. Fischer's most important work was co-authoring the repeal of Alaska‘s death penalty. He remained active in politics until his final months, strongly opposing a failed effort last year to call a constitutional convention.
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Vic Fischer, the last living signer of Alaska’s constitution, died Sunday at his Anchorage home. He was 99.
Fischer grew up in Berlin and Moscow. His mother was Russian and his father an American foreign correspondent. His father appealed to Eleanor Roosevelt to get the family out of the Soviet Union. And so, as Fischer later told it, his introduction to democracy began with dinner at the White House with the president and first lady. He was barely 15.
Fischer interrupted his university studies to serve in World War II. By the end of it, he was committed to the values that would guide his life, which he described as liberal and humanistic, including support for the vulnerable and combating racism. headtopics.com
He came to Alaska in 1950 and advocated for statehood. Five years later, he was elected to help draft Alaska’s constitution. Fischer spoke of it at a“Participating in the Constitutional Convention was a fabulous way of being part of democracy and state building,” Fischer said.
Alaska constitutional convention delegate Vic Fischer signs Alaska’s first constitution in 1955. (Courtesy Vic Fischer) He was later elected to the last territorial Legislature. He said his most important work was co-authoring the repeal of Alaska’s death penalty. headtopics.com
“Which was very important to me, based on my abhorrence of the power of the state to kill its citizens, as I had seen in Germany, and in Russia,” Fischer said. Fischer served two terms in the state Senate as a Democrat. He remained active in politics until his final months,
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