And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>From: "Livingston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Chief Joesph Cotton passed away
>Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 13:07:26 -0000
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>Gwast,
>Hope this finds you all well. I have some news, and it is not good.
>The First Chief Joesph General Jack Cotton, of the Southern Band Tuscarora
>Indian Tribe, passed away yesterday March 29 in the Vetrans Hospital in VA.
>When the United States needed his services, Chief Cotton heeded their call,
>but in the battlefield he did not fall.
>When he came home he continued to be a valuable serivce by working at the
>Naval Ship yard in VA. This ultimatley is what has killed him. One simple
>word, so deadly, asbestosis.
>Chief Cotton was the reunifier of the Southern Band Tuscarora Tribe. He was
>a strong leader, and one of the best Tuscarora Chief's ever. His pride in
>his Nation never dwindled. Though his health suffered tremendously.
>He was a Chief of Chief's, and a father of fathers. "Pop" as we lovingly
>called him, never compromised his people or his beliefs. He stood strong
>and proud in the face of much adversity.
>He was honored at the United Nations in 96-97, and we still get invitations
>from the Director Dr. Purificacion V. Quisumbing High Commission for Human
>Rights/ Center for Human Rights, every year to attend the Indigenous People
>of the Worlds day.
>Our people mourn the loss of a great man, a Chief, a Father, a Brother, a
>Son, a Grandfather......
>To help us to uphold our Bear Clanmother Grandmother, Rita Rising Sun
>Cotton. We ask in lieu of flowers, a small donation to be sent to the
>Southern Band Tuscarora Tribe 121 Granville St. Windsor NC 27983 attn:
>Marilyn
>Oneh
>Marilyn Mejorado-Livingston Office Manager
>Southern Band Tuscarora Indian Tribe
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