The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-05
PIONEER
CITIZEN
PASSES
Guy McNaughion Dies in
His Sleep at Hospital
Here Last Night


neans most outstanding pioneers
and citizens died Unexpectedly in
his sleep at II O'Clock last night in
ST AIMS Hospital, victim of
heart trouble.
For SO years, Guy McNaughton
played an important part in the
steady growth of Juneau His pass
ing was received with sorrow by
the scores of friends he enjoyed,
and all voiced the opinion today
that His place in the scheme of
Juneau's life will be difficult to
fillP
Death came quietly to Guy" as
he was known by young and old
Although feeling poorly for some
time, his death was unexpected
when he was taken to the hospi
tai yesterday forenoon. He was to
have sailed south next Saturday for
an Indefinite stay and rest.
McNaughton is survived by his
widow, a son, James w. McNaugh-
ton, who has been on the staff for
a number of years in B. M Beh-
rends Bank, beside his father who
was Vice President and Cashier at
the time of his death, and Mary
Jean McNaughton, daughter, at
tending school at the University of
washington in Seattle,
A sister, Mrs. r. G. Woodruff,
and a brother, James N. McNaugh-
ton, are in Los Angeles.
n neral arrangements are await
ing word from McNaughton's
daughter in Seattle, who was adj
vised by radiogram of her fathers
death
Born in Nebraska
McNaughton was born in Brown
vile, Nebraska, May Is, 1871, and
lived there until 1887 when he
went to Hastings, Nebraska. where
he first entered the banking bust
ness.
From the Hastings bank. young
McNaughton went to Chicago and
TO another bank.
On the first of November, 1903,
the promising young banker was
joined in marriage to Mary Geog-
hogan, who has since been his con-
slant companion and helpmate
A few days after the marriage,
the McNaughtons left for Alaska
and on November Is, 1903, landed
in Juneau where he entered the
employ of B. M. Behrends as bank
cashier.
From the time Of his arrival in
Juneau until his death, McNaugh-
ton resided in Juneau as an en-
ployee of the B. M. Behrends Bank
and took an active part in the life
of this growing community.
In City Council
He served on the City Council and
on the School Board, played base
ball with local teams and was one
of the towns best bowlers.
In recent years he became an ar
dent hunter and fisherman He had
one OF the finest gun collections
in Alaska, and each year went on
his hunting trips with an enthusi-
asm that approached religion
He was a member Of the Juneau
Shotgun Club and shortly before
his death, played an important part
in formulating plans for the clubs
new shooting house and traps on
the Glacier Highway.
Easy-going, a wonderful listener
for other folks troubles, McNaugh- |
ton had friends beyond count, but
his closest friend outside of his
family was Mort Truesdell, the gum
smith.
For fifteen years, downtown Ju-
neauites have been saying, You
can set your watch by Guy and
Mort, going to lunch" for hardly
a day was missed that Mort could
not get up from his work, put Jon
his coat and look up to see Guy
coming in the door at 1870 O'Clock.
Il never knew a finer man"
Truesdell said today. He was a
wonderful sportsman in business
and in the field. There was nothing
bitter in his entire makeup and
he had no enemies. Man was never
created better
Tributes
Gov. John w. Troy paid the fol-
lowing tribute: Guy McNaughton
will be very much missed. He was
one of the outstanding citizens of
Juneau. A member of the School
Board for many years, he was civic
progressive and enterpris-
ing He was a man of the highest
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