Edward B. Rasmuson, a banker and later the chair of the Rasmuson Foundation, has died at the age of 81. He was a longtime philanthropist who also served the community through many other boards and organizations.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Edward B. Rasmuson, the chairman emeritus of the Alaskan foundation of the same name and an engaged philanthropist who served on myriad boards, has died at the age of 81.
Serving as chairman for the following 20 years, Rasmuson steered the foundation into becoming the largest private funder in Alaska, the release states. Since its establishment in 1955, the foundation has given more than $475 million in donations that benefit Alaska. “But to me, he was my dad,” she said. “He taught me how to fillet a fish, he taught me how to drive a car.”
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