Eugene Schlosser
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Eugene (JR) Willis, Schlosser, Jr, 53, passed away November 27, 2019 at Kanakanak Hospital, Dillingham after a long battle with cancer.
Services will be held 10:30 am May 9, 2020 at the Bristol Bay Church followed by a potluck at 12 Noon at the Senior Center. His cremated remains will be scattered in the Aleknagik and Nushagak rivers.
JR was born July 8, 1966 in Dillingham. He graduated from Dillingham High School in 1984 and loved high school basketball and ivory carving. After high school, Jr went down to the lower 48 with his girlfriend and explored everything they could. His favorite place he explored was Washington D.C. and loved Montana's wild way of life. Over the years, he resided Anchorage, Wasilla and Dillingham. In the summer of 1993, JR joined the Tazlina Hotshots out of Glennallen. It was the one career he was most proud of. He also loved fishing off his mom's boat, the FV Wolverine.
JR loved motorcycles at a young age and rode them frequently. He loved shooting and often bragged about having the better shot off his Dad's Winchester magnum. He had a hobby for model airplanes as well and really wanted his grandchildren to learn how to fly them.
His family wrote: :JR was known for charisma and his warm personality. He had a loving and caring heart and cared about his friends who he referred to as family."
JR is survived by his children, Cheyanne Winkley, Whiteman AFB, MO, Brandie Bocatch, Dillingham, Skyler Schlosser and Rosa Schlosser, Wasilla, and Landon Schlosser, Dillingham; grandchildren, Marley Thompson, Aspen Winkley and Regina Winkley, all of Whiteman AFB, MO and Jeremy Olson, Dillingham; and his siblings, Brenda Mulkeit, Dillingham, Wanda O'Connor, Marcola, OR, Clifford Mulkeit, Jean Schlosser, and Genee Schlosser, all of Dillingham.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Rosa; father, Eugene and also Bruce Mulkeit and Craig Mulkeit.
Memorials may be sent in JR's memory to Cheyanne Winkley, 1003 Metzger Ave Whiteman AFB, MO 65305