Lowell Keith Suydam was born to Floyd Lowell Suydam and Stella BRUN Suydam on January 27, 1953 in Chignik Lagoon. He spent most of his life in Seldovia, having graduated from Susan B. English School in 1972. He commercial fished in Chignik Lagoon all his life. Starting as a young boy, Lowell learned from his father, Floyd, and became the successful captain of his father’s fishing vessel, the Stellor. Lowell also worked for the Seldovia Village Tribe as the computer expert and was the “go-to” guy whenever anything technical was amiss, not working, new or broken.
It was a whirlwind romance as Lowell and Marcella met in Seldovia in December 1983, became engaged on Valentine’s Day 1984 and were married at the Seldovia Bible Chapel eight months later, on Oct. 13, 1984. Lowell put his wife and children above all else in his life, doing whatever he could to ensure their thriving future through both financial support and his own wisdom and generous love. One of his greatest joys in life was his home filled with his children’s gifts of music. He is buried in the Seldovia City Cemetery Plot #554.