Patricia Ann Roppel (April 5, 1938 – January 6, 2015) was a historian, writer and educator who specialized in the history of Southeast Alaska.
[1][2] Much of her work focused on the people and locations of that particular region, as well as the state's major industries, including mining, salmon fishing and hatcheries, and canning.
[3] The Commission oversaw the creation of a new high school textbook on the history of Alaska and advised state lawmakers on related issues.
[3] In 1991, Governor Wally Hickel appointed Roppel to the Alaska Humanities Forum, a position she held until 1996.
[1][3] Patricia Roppel died from cancer in Bellevue, Washington, on January 6, 2015, at age 76.