GILBERT HAS THE EAGLE JR. obituary

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Gilbert James Has The Eagle Jr., 33, whose Indian name was TATANKA HE' HOKSHINA, Buffalo Horn Boy, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004.

A wake service will begin this evening at 7 p.m. in the Red Whip Center. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Red Whip Center, with burial following in the

Buckman Family Cemetery at Wild Horse Butte.

Gilbert was born on Feb. 1, 1971, to Gilbert Has The Eagle Sr. and Mary Lou Buckman at Fort Belknap Agency. He was raised in the Lodge Pole and the Fort Belknap-Harlem area. He attended school at Harlem, Wahpeton, N.D., Chemewa, Ore., and Flandreau, S.D.

Gilbert was a wildland firefighter for many years. An accomplished artist, he has paintings throughout the area and in Sisseton, S.D.

Gilbert married Misty Begay in Sisseton, S.D. The marriage ended in divorce, and Gilbert returned to the Fort Belknap-Harlem area to live.

He met ShaRae Frost and shared his life with her for a time. They had a daughter, Devonna Has The Eagle.

Later Gilbert met Valerie Striker, and they had a son, Damani Has The Eagle was born.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gilbert Has The Eagle Sr.; paternal grandparents, Zeke and Victoria Has The Eagle of Lodge Pole; and paternal grandfather, Martin Buckman Sr. of Fort Belknap.

Survivors include his son, Damani Has The Eagle; daughter, Devonna Has The Eagle; stepdaughter, Mystic Striker; mother, Mary Lou (Buckman) LongKnife; stepfather, Davis Long Knife, all of Fort Belknap; sisters, Marcella Has The Eagle and Brenda (Lionel) Messerly, all of Fort Belknap, and Crystal (Travis) Max of Sisseton, S.D.; brother, Ronnie Has The Eagle of Lodge Pole; numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook.