This individual was identified by the death certificate of Raymond David James, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1945.

His date of birth was obtained from the 1954 BIA village census at Angoon, AK.

He was 4/4 Alaska native.

This person was deceased in 1999. Juneau Empire, 21 Oct 1999

His obituary was obtained from the Sitka Sentinel, 14 Mar 1992. The article included his photograph.

He died at the Bartlett Memorial Hospital in Juneau, AK.

He was an enthusiastic basketball fan; he was in Juneau, Ak to attend the Gold Medal Tournament at the time of his death.

This source indicated that he was born at Killisnoo rather than at Angoon, AK.

He was Raven moiety, Dog Salmon clan.

He had lived most of his life in Angoon where he worked as a fisherman. He was also a local police officer for a time.

He was a Sargeant Major in the Salvation Army. He was a past envoy. He founded the Salvation Army Songster Brigade in 1954. He also played the trumpet and Saxaphone in the Salvation Army band.

He was a life member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood. He had been president and recording secretary of Camp No. 7. He was also a member of the IRA program in Angoon, the Golden Age Club and the Tlingit and Haida Housing Committee.

An additional living daughter was identified as Lana Marie Williams of Sitka, AK.

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