in 1974 by Jay Hammond, in one of 4 Republican gubernatorial flips that year. Later life Following Egan's departure from the governorship in 1974, Egan retired from public and political life. He died 10 years following leaving office on May 6, 1984 at the age of 69 from lung cancer. His son, Dennis Egan, served as the mayor of Juneau, Alaska from 1995 to 2000, and as a state senator from 2009 to 2019. Legacy Egan was awarded as "Alaskan of the Year" in 1971, and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree the following year from the University of Alaska. October 8 is now William Egan Day in Alaska. The William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage is named in his honor. Egan Drive in Juneau is also named in his honor. Egan Drive in Valdez, Alaska References External links William Egan at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature |- |- |- |- 1914 births 1984 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American politicians Businesspeople from Anchorage, Alaska Deaths from cancer in Alaska Deaths from lung cancer Delegates to Alaska's Constitutional Convention Democratic Party governors of Alaska Democratic Party United States senators from Alaska Mayors of Valdez, Alaska Members of the Alaska Territorial Legislature Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska Politicians from Juneau, Alaska Speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives