Klukwan residents said they would remember Fred Strong for his smoked salmon, gentle good humor, and contributions to village life. Strong, 62, died at his Klukwan home Dec. 28.
Fred Strong, or Kaawashti-Shookshaana.`eesh, was of the Wolf House of the Kaagwaantaan clan. He was born in Haines on June 20, 1952, the eighth son of Jerry and Abby Strong. His mother was a homemaker from Klukwan who worked seasonally at the Letnikof Cove cannery. His…