William Reck was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Reck was born in Tacoma, Washington on April 15, 1892 and came to Juneau with his family in April 1898.

His father John Reck owned a butcher shop and served as Juneau mayor and was president of First National Bank. William attended school in Juneau and became a butcher and worked a number of Juneau shops.

He was married to Minnie May Clifton on October 11, 1916 in Juneau.

William Reck died in Decatur, Georgia on February 8, 1984 at the age of 91.

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