A pioneer in the Alaskan fishing industry, Lloyd Wynell Cannon, died January 19, 2010 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle of liver and lung cancer. He was born in Mudlake, Idaho on June 3, 1930 and, as a teen in the 40's, worked as a commercial fisherman with his dad in Kodiak, Alaska. Following graduation from Mount Baker High School in Bellingham, Washington and service in the Navy, he returned to Kodiak, married his wife, Patricia and raised his family. Together they built a thriving commercial fishing business. Lloyd was a hard-working Highliner in the salmon fleet and an early innovator in the crab industry. A larger-than-life man, he rode the waves of many firsts in the industry, helping to establish national and international legislation. An astute businessman, he worked closely with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to enhance understanding of the fisheries bio-cycles leading to productivity of his fishing operation. Along with seven other fishermen, Lloyd (as president and CEO) founded All Alaskan Seafoods, which grew to become one of the largest fishing companies in the Northwest. Under Lloyd's leadership and tenacity in working with the U.S. Government, All Alaskan Seafoods became one of the first U.S. companies to forge a business partnership with a fishing company from the former Soviet Union, thereby teaching them the principles to become competitive in the world market. Lloyd and this highly successful company...