100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
"From Territorial Days to Today"
1913 to 2013
Juneau, Alaska
State & Territorial
Patrick O'Connell
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:03/28/1940;
Baldwin, Wisconsin
OCCUPATION:Teacher, Journalist, Commercial Fisherman
EDUCATION:College/University: University of Wisconsin, River Falls, BS in Social Science/Journalism, 1962; Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1967-1968, MS in Journalism
MILITARY SERVICE:US Navy, 1964-1967, Lieutenant
EMPLOYMENT:Active Part-Owner, Peninsula Clarion Weekly Newspaper, 1975-1978; Member, Kenai Chamber of Commerce; Member, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly; Teacher, Kenai Central High School; Political Newswriter; Photographer;
COMMUNITY SERVICE:Member, Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church, Kenai; Founding Faculty Coordinator, Kenai Central High School Hockey Team;
SPECIAL INTERESTS:Sponsoring student publications, ski club, weekend excursions to Mt. Alyeska, high school athletic programs, aiding students in acquiring college scholarships and entrance into vocational training programs