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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 16 > Washington boatbuilder thrived in Alaska fishing boom

Washington boatbuilder thrived in Alaska fishing boom

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 16, 2009

SEATTLE — A prolific boatbuilder who for decades built boats for the Alaska fishing fleet has died in the Seattle area. Dave LeClercq was 93.

The Seattle Times reports LeClercq died June 6 in the Seattle suburb of Mercer Island.

He built fishing boats in Seattle after World War II,....

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