Saturday, October 19, 2013

NCCC co-founder Phil Zalesky has passed away.

We regret to inform you that NCCC co-founder Phil Zalesky passed away yesterday. 


HistoryLink File #9368
Zalesky, Phil (b. 1924) and Laura (b. 1924)
Phil and Laura Zalesky began lives in 1924 that included early poverty, but became enriched through their marriage in 1945 and intertwined with some of the most important Pacific Northwest environmental efforts of the twentieth century: creation of North Cascades National Park, defending Olympic National Park, and protecting the fragile wetlands of Snohomish County.      

more... http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?displaypage=output.cfm&file_id=9368

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