Kris Allen "Kit" Stanley

Jan 8, 1956 -

May 20, 2026

Kris Allen "Kit" Stanley, 70, passed away on May 20, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska, after a long illness. He was born on Jan. 8, 1956, in Anchorage, to Jack and Mae (Grant) Stanley. His first 11 years he lived with his family on Government Hill. Then the family moved to a home near Huffman Road. He graduated from Service High School in 1974. Kit married Clara Elaine Roehl on Nov. 6, 1976, in Anchorage, then they moved to Kenai, Alaska, where he went to a trade school at Wildwood. After he finished training, he began his career working on the King Hotel. Then got a job at Tesoro Oil Refinery in Nikiski, Alaska, where he worked for 35 years. He lost his wife on their 30th wedding anniversary. On Dec. 12, 2008, he married Julia Phillips.

He was preceded in death by his father, Jack; mother, Mae; first wife, Elaine Stanley; nephew, Cody Stanley; and son-in-law, Will Warren.

He is survived by his wife, Julia Stanley; sons, Gareth (Inger) Stanley and Gordon Stanley; stepdaughter, Jessica Phillips; grandchildren, Macy (Parker) Stanley, Makenna Vanderpool, Keagan Stanley, Gunnar Stanley, Landon Stanley, Liam Warren and Ava Warren; great-grandchildren, Savannah Jenkins and Easton Shaw; sister, Kathleen Simmons; brother, Brian W. (Ruthi) Stanley; nephew, Brian E. (Tanna) Stanley; nieces, Bethany Mckeel and Tatiana Stanley; grandnieces, Dayton Thomas and Tenaya Stanley; and grandnephews, Eli Thomas, Jayce Stanley, Cody LaFoutain and Tory Lafountain.

There will be a celebration of life at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street in Anchorage, on June 20, 2026, at 9-11 a.m. There will be potluck gathering at Fred and Betty Jean Olin's house afterward.