Morris Thompson
Male, Deceased Person
1939 – 2000
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Who was Morris Thompson?
Morris "Morrie" Thompson was an Alaska Native leader, American businessman and political appointee working on matters related to Alaska Natives. Thompson was best known as the official in charge of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the U.S. state of Alaska during the 1970s, and later as head of Doyon, Limited, the Alaska Native Regional Corporation for Interior Alaska. Following his retirement from Doyon, while returning to Alaska from vacationing in Mexico, Thompson died, along with his wife and one of his three daughters, in the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.
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- Born
- Sep 11, 1939
Tanana - Education
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Mount Edgecumbe High School
- Died
- Jan 31, 2000
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on July 23, 2013
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