Alan Wilkie — 1916-2016
Former South Lake Tahoe resident Alan Wilkie died Nov. 10, 2016. He was 99.
Alan grew up in the Oakland Hills. Most recently he was living in Sonoma.
He rode horseback all his life. He road in the Cavalcade in the 1939 World Fair on Treasure Island.
Starting as a child he spent summers at Camp Richardson. He helped Indian James with brushing and feeding his horses. When older, he led pack trips into Desolation Wilderness.
Alan was a building contractor in the Livermore area and helped build the horse barn with Allan Ross at Camp Rich. He also helped move the log cabin which became the history museum in South Lake Tahoe.
He and wife, Nell, were involved in many activities in South Lake Tahoe. One favorite one of his was the animal shelter. Nell Wilkie died in 2008. They did not have children.
Alan was a kind and intelligent person and will be missed. He would have been 100 on Christmas Day.
Alan was a dedicated, active and resourceful Lake Tahoe Humane Society volunteer board member and – with wife Nell – enabled us to maintain our thrift store operations. He was the ultimate handy man for the shelter facility as well. Alan “rode shotgun” with me when our stock trailer was needed for livestock rescue. He loved Tahoe history and indeed was part of it. I am grateful to have known him and shared his stories. Happy Trails dear friend. I will miss you.