David Bruce Jaeger

Long-time Anchorage resident David Bruce Jaeger died at home on July 8, 2024, after a longbattle with COPD and a short battle with bladder cancer. He was 87.David was born on June 22, 1937, in Dickinson, ND, to Ludwig and Lillian Jaeger. He wasraised in Dickinson and played on the high school football team and the clarinet in the schoolband. After graduating high school in 1955, he served in the US Navy for three years beforeattending the University of North Dakota, where he met the love of his life: Sharon Poole.After graduating from the university in 1962, David worked as a CPA for Dow Jones in Chicago.David and Sharon were married in Forest River, ND, in June of 1963 when David wastransferred to New York. David and Sharon moved to New Jersey after their honeymoon. Whilein New York, David continued working for Dow Jones as a CPA at the Wall Street Journal.During this time, their daughter was born. Seeking new opportunities, they moved to Anchoragein 1969 when David went to work for the Anchorage Times as Controller. In 1971, their son wasborn.David continued with the Anchorage Times for seven years before pursuing other opportunities.During this time, he got involved with Boy Scouts when his son joined Cub Scouts. Thisinvolvement continued even after his son earned his Eagle Scout award.In the early 1980s, he started his own small consulting business before "retiring" several yearslater. After the birth of their first grandchild in 1997, David came out of retirement to be adaycare provider for a few years. In 1998, David was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which hesuccessfully beat.After losing his beloved wife of 48 years to cancer in 2011, David got involved with the localUSToo chapter, the men's prostate cancer support network, and a part of the Alaska Men's Run.He made cherished friends and enjoyed helping other patients through their journeys with thedisease.David is survived by his daughter Kristen Knight (Greg), son Erik Jaeger, and grandchildrenKathryn Knight (Zach) and Jeremy Knight, all of Alaska. He is also survived by many nieces,nephews, and a few cousins. He is predeceased by his wife, parents and sisters, Lillian andDonna.Per his wishes, there will be no service. The family thanks Seann and others at ProvidenceHospice, who took wonderful care of David in the end. In lieu of flowers, the family requestsmemorial donations to Alaska Men’s Run/USToo at https://alaskamensrun.com/donations/ POBox 242494, Anchorage, AK 99524 or Providence Hospice athttps://foundation.providence.org/alaska PO Box 196604, Anchorage AK 99519