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Posted inObituaries

Culture bearer, Tlingit leader dies at home

Tom Morphet - Chilkat Valley News by Tom Morphet - Chilkat Valley News January 27, 2022October 25, 2024

Smith “Smitty” Katzeek, 85, died in Klukwan Dec. 6. He suffered from lung disease and diabetes.Wife Charlene Katzeek said that moments before his death, her husband had asked for an oxygen mask to be removed and said, “I’m ready to go on my next journey.”Katzeek was one of Klukwan’s few fluent Tlingit speakers and was […]

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