Kara Lee Merrell, 57, passed away at home on August 7, 2018 in Anchorage, Alaska. Kara was born on May 23, 1961 in Seattle, Washington. She attended Trinity College in Washington DC, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Scholar Society and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degrees in International Relations and International Economics.
Kara moved to Alaska in November of 1985 and lived in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Valdez and most recently in Anchorage. She worked for Shearson Lehman Brothers in Juneau from 1985 -1990, Diversified Investments in Ketchikan from 1994-1997 and the State of