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E.J. Fitzpatrick (d. 1927)

E.J. Fitzpatrick was one of the first officers of the Arctic Brotherhood fraternal organization. The others were Arnold George, E.J. “Stroller” White, Rudy Kalenborn, Max Kollm, Dr. Everett, Fred Atwood, L. Orville Wilcoxen and Henry Fulda.1) Fitzpatrick mined on Chicken Creek in Alaska. In March 1927, he was found suffering from a paralytic stroke. He had been unable to light his fire and both hands and feet were frozen. He died during the rescue attempt.2)

1)
Ashley Bowman, The Arctic Brotherhood: The Story of Alaska-Yukon’s Most Influential Order. Skagway: Lynn Canal Publishing, 2014: 33, 36.
2)
Whitehorse Star (Whitehorse), 25 March 1927.
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