Post by Okwes on Apr 6, 2008 12:36:14 GMT -5
Vernon Wright, Rincon Band chairman, dies
Friday, April 4, 2008
Vernon Wright, the chairman of the Rincon Band of Mission Indians of
California, died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. His age was not
immediately reported.
Wright was elected chairman in 2006. He led the tribe when it was among the
hardest hit by wildfires in October of last year.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Vernon Wright, the chairman of the Rincon Band of Mission Indians of
California, died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. His age was not
immediately reported.
Wright was elected chairman in 2006. He led the tribe when it was among the
hardest hit by wildfires in October of last year.