Alan Bruce Southwick, age 78, of Merlin, died suddenly on July 3, 2026, of an undetermined medical event while riding his e-bike on a mountain trail between Fish Lake and Lake of the Woods.

Al was born on May 19, 1948, in Tacoma, Washington. Al earned a degree in elementary education from the University of Puget Sound in 1970. He married his beloved wife of 46 years, Kathryn Watt, that same year.