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Honoring Gil Truitt, lifelong Mt. Edgecumbe Brave and caretaker of local history
Posted by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Feb 23, 2021
Mt. Edgecumbe High School Academic Principal Bernie Gurule pays tribute to Gil Truitt during a plaque dedication in the MEHS gymnasium on Tuesday evening. The plaque will hang in the entrance of the Gil Truitt Activities Center (Photo by Erin McKinstry/KCAW).
Mt. Edgecumbe High School celebrated Gil Truitt Day on Tuesday (2-23-21) and honored the Tlingit elder and local historian with a plaque dedication and tribute. The holiday has been part of the school’s Founders Week celebrations for two years, but it’s particularly poignant this year, the first since the death of the former teacher and administrator last July. ....

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