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Article: In Memory of Morris Thompson.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
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- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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Friends Pay Tribute to Native Leader
When Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California Jan. 31, all 88 people aboard lost their lives. Among them were three Alaskans.
Native leader Morris Thompson and his wife of 37 years, Thelma, along with their 33-year-old daughter, Sheryl, perished in the crash. The Thompsons were returning from a trip to Mexico where they celebrated Morris' retirement from Doyon Ltd.
When news of the ill-fated flight made its way back to Alaska, friend and confidant Bill Allen of Doyon Properties was devastated.
"Morrie and I have been friends for more than 30 years," Allen ...