Dewey Morinville
Reply from Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): Belcourt, ND
Dewey,
Very nice picture of that part of Dunseith. The picture is so clear and close up.
Thanks for sharing it with us, there was a lot of Dunseith yet in the 60s.
I enjoy the pictures everyone sends. Keep sharing, also of your family.
I worked for your Mom and dad for a while in the store then later at the Crystal Cafe, with your mom.
Your parents were always so kind to everyone, treated all equal, they would help anyone.
They raised one great family!
Ginger (LaRocque ) Poitra (65)
Bernadette’s great Niece
Folks, I wanted to share this Face Book posting with you that I posted yesterday. Jasmine doesn’t often wear head gear, but this outfit is kind of cute and fits her personality to a “Tee” too. Jasmine and her 3 younger brothers are pretty special kids. They spend many hours each day in our house. Their house/apartment is only about 30’ from our back door. Gary
Folks,
Yesterday when Bernadette’s Niece, Novie’s (Novie Ostulano Congson) daughter Jasmine (Jasminesheryl Capao), came home from school she had this really big name tag attached to a lanyard around her neck. I asked her why the name tag and why so big. She said “It’s for our class”. She said all the kids in her class have these name tags. There are 55 kids in her class with one teacher and no helper. These name tags help the teacher remember names. The school year started here last week (June thru March).
I failed to get a picture of the name tag, but I have included a picture of Jasmine. Jasmine is 10 years old and in the 6th grade. Being petite and the youngest, she is the smallest in her class. She will be 11 in November.
Michael Belgarde Obituary
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
Although I did not personally know Michael, I am familiar with many of his siblings who were classmates and former students..
They are each, gifted scholastically, blessed with personality and maintain a keen sense of humor.
I sincerely wish to offer the siblings and the mother of Michael J. Belgarde sympathy in the loss of their brother and son.
Sincerely,
Vickie L.Metcalfe
Michael J. Belgarde
(February 29, 1968 – June 8, 2015)
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Capt. (Sel) MICHAEL JAMES BELGARDE
Michael James Belgarde, age 47 of Window Rock, Arizona, formerly Dunseith, ND, passed away on Monday June 8, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Dunseith, ND. Burial will be in the Belgarde Cemetery of rural Dunseith, ND. A wake will be held on Monday, June 15, 2015 beginning at 4:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. in the Eagleheart Cultural Center in Dunseith, ND.
Capt. (Sel) Michael James Belgarde, was born on February 29, 1968 in Belcourt, ND to Alfred Belgarde and Cecilia (Vallie) Belgarde He was raised in Dunseith and graduated from Dunseith High School in 1985. He graduated a year early from high school. It marked the beginning of his quest for success. He was a co-salutatorian. After high school, he joined the United States Army Reserves and continued to pursue his education at Minot State University in Minot, ND where he received a Bachelor’s of Science with a double Major in Mathematics and Computer Science. Michael served in his first tour of duty as a Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Specialist in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Operation Desert Storm in 1990. He was also a member of the US Army Reserves 311 Evacuation Hospital Unit. In April of 1991, he met his wife to be, Michele Delorme. They married on December 27, 1991 in New Mexico. They soon moved to Pablo, Montana where together they had three beautiful children Mishaye (1992) MiQuel (1995) and Mykaylynne (1997). He worked the Salish Kootenai College as a mathematics and computer science instructor.
He later attended Colorado Technical University in Colorado Springs where he received a Masters of Science in Computer Systems Engineering: 2000. Michael was the Chief Information Officer of the Navajo Area Indian Health Service. He was currently pursuing the Project Management Masters Certification thru the George Washington University collaborating with ESI International. In his presence at NAIHS, he was instrumental with creating a cross functional team approach and materializing several large scale million dollar projects; WAN DS3 convergence, Vista Imaging and IBM HACMP AIX RPMS Server roll-out. He was a key player in bringing top notch information technology systems to assist in providing excellent patient care to thousands of patients across the Navajo nation. He was considered a great mentor to numerous colleagues, friends, and family.
Two years after working at the Navajo area office, Mike met Carletta Segay. After being together for three years, they conceived a baby boy named, Logan, on May 23, 2009. Logan brought a lot of joy and excitement to Mike and Carletta. Children ment the world to him, especially his children. Mike showed a lot of love towards children, Carletta, family, friends and colleagues. His time in Window Rock were spent being outdoors, running, lifting weights, working on projects, practicing martial arts with Logan, and traveling.
Michael loved his children and family very much. He enjoyed traveling to new places and embraced every new adventure that came his way. He loved the great outdoors- hunting and fishing were his passions.
Michael is survived by his daughters; Mishaye and Mykaylynne Belgarde of Belcourt; Son Logan Belgarde of Window Rock, AZ; Grandsons MiQuel Hall and Meizen Belgarde of Belcourt; Loving companion, Carletta Segay of Window Rock, AZ; former wife and mother of children Michele Delorme of Belcourt; Mother Cecilia (Vallie) Belgarde, Six brothers Allan (Marian) Belgarde, Randall (Sandra Enno) Belgarde, Tony (Ruth) Belgarde, all of Dunseith, and David (Melissa) Belgarde of St. Michael; four sisters Irene Gladue, Gloria Belgarde, and Cheryl (Geon) Davis all of Dunseith, and Bernie (Last Name) of Bismarck, ND. Many nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews as well.
He was preceded in death by his son Miguel J. Belgarde; Father Alfred Belgarde; Sister Tracy Lynn Belgarde;
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Blog (314) posted on December 20, 2008
Note: for some reason there are two 314’s, yesterday’s and today’s. that was a screw up on the numbering on my part back in 2008.
Folks, Bernadette’s sister arrived from Japan yesterday and her brother and his wife from another island here in the PI, Mindanao. They will all be here until after the new year. Her other sister lives next door, so all of her siblings will be together for the holidays. Bernadette is the oldest and by far the healthiest. Her sister from Japan has a few ailments, but over all is pretty healthy. Her brother had a stroke several years ago that has affected his right side and his mind. He can walk, but very slow. When he came yesterday he called Bernadette by their sister’s name, but he remembered me. He was such a brilliant guy too. It’s sad. Her sister that lives next door is nearly blind from the affects of diabetes. Had her brother and sister had proper medical attention afforded to them with the proper medications they probably would be OK today. We had a lady borrow $30 from us last week, so she could get her 6 month old granddaughter out of the hospital. They would not release her until payment was made. They released her to an area within the hospital that was guarded so she could not leave until payment was made. In this country, folks in hospitals, with no money, are refused treatment, even if their condition is life threatening. There is no welfare.
Bernadette’s sister from Japan is longing for good old Filipino food while she is here, so she has hired a full time cook, just to cook for everyone, while she is here. They normally prepare special food for me, because I don’t eat a lot of their foods. Normally for every meal, including breakfast, they will have rice with some variation of fish among other things. We had lunch at the mall today though. Gary
From Esther Murray Flemming (65):
Hi Gary;
I would just like to take this opportunity to wish everyone the Merriest Christmas and the richest of New Years, and also the best of health. I really enjoy all the e-mails and keeping up with everyone.
The weather here in Flint, MI is really terrible today and winter is not officially here until Sunday the 21st.But you can’t stop it. Tell Bernadette that I said hello and you folks have some wonderful holidays. Got to go.
God Bless you all
Esther and family
Reply from Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and Friends,
Rich Campbell’s reply about playing basketball reminded me of our luck
when it came to the game . In the sixth grade I couldn’t wait until the
next year when we could play seventh grade basketball. They then made it
7th and 8th, so we sat on the bench, Oh well, next year. The next year
they made it junior high basketball, we sat on the bench again. I
remember always wishing we could play but the older guys got the floor
time. It was my favorite sport by far but riding the bench wasn’t really
that exciting. I do remember getting in near the end of a very exciting
game against Wolford over in Rolla in ’67 at the district tournament.
We were down by two points and three of the main five had fouled out.
With only a second or two left I passed the ball in the lane to John
Bogus who nailed it for the tie at the buzzer. I remember Don Egbert
jumped out on the floor from the stands and picked me off the floor. In
the overtime we went back and forth until the very last seconds when a
Wolford player threw a ‘hail mary’ shot that bounced off the support
structure and fell in for a one point win. Mr. Hepper protested loudly
that it was out, but it counted and we lost by one point. I still don’t
know if the basket should have been counted, but the officials ruled it
was in so we lost! Thanks Gary!
Dick
Folks, isn’t this a beautiful picture of Bill Grimme with the Schnieder sisters? The Schnieder girls got together with Bill when they were visiting down in his area of Birmingham, AL last year. It looks like they had a nice dinner setting too, next to the windows in what appears to be a high rise building. Gary
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