Last spring, Sue Luescher hosted the inaugural River Talk storytelling program at the Chilkat Center. The first River Talk of this season was held two days after her death on Jan. 13. She was 56.

Luescher died at her second home in Reno. Friend and fellow theater booster Lorrie Dudzik explained to the audience Jan. 13 that Luescher suffered pancreatic cancer since 2011. The arts and outdoor enthusiast moved to Haines with husband Dennis Geasan…