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Loud Hawks remembered as pillars of
their community
http://www.indiancountry.com/NP31.HTML
More than 300 mourners attend funeral for Sam and Angie
Loud Hawk
By Karen L. Testerman
Today staff
Northern Plains Bureau
STURGIS, S.D. - As hundreds gathered inside and around the
domed
building, a calming, warm breeze blew softly through the pines
and across the low hills as if the presence of the departed
embraced them for
one last time.
Leaning on each other for support, still trying to deny the
inevitable, friends,
relatives and associates gathered at Black Hills National
Cemetery to pay
their final respects to a beloved Oglala couple, Sam and
Angie (Two Lance)
Loud Hawk, both 52. They were laid to rest with full
military honors Jan. 11.
The Rev. Ben Tyon officiated.
Wilbur and Cheryl Between Lodges were presented with the
Loud Hawks'
eagle feathers which they will hold for one year. At that
time the feathers will
be returned to the Loud Hawk family. Between Lodges is vice
president of
the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
The couple was found, shot to death, in their home Jan. 4. A
son is charged
with the murders.
Loud Hawk, a Vietnam veteran, served his country and his
people with
dignity and honor. His devoted wife shared his enthusiasm
and commitment
and together they set out to make a positive difference in
the lives of others
Strong advocates of sobriety, the Loud Hawks could have
never guessed
their deaths would be alcohol- and drug-related.
Their son, Basil Loud Hawk, 23, unemployed and living with
his parents, was
under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he allegedly
shot them,
according to the Oglala Sioux Department of Public Safety.
Those who knew the family said the Loud Hawks tried to help
their son by
sending him to several different treatment centers, but each
time proved
unsuccessful.
Loud Hawk, a former tribal councilman for Oglala District,
served as the
tribe's fifth member since December. He was a member of the
prestigious
Tokala (Warrior) Society. He grew up in the Oglala District,
where he and his
wife eventually settled at Lakeside Community.
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