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LISTEN: Eugene 'Buzzy' Peltola Jr. funeral and community reflection

KYUK | By Francisco Martínezcuello
Published September 18, 2023 at 1:47 PM AKDT
Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
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Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Sen. Lisa Murkowski embraces Rep. Mary Peltola at the funeral of Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola Jr. on Sept. 16, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski embraces Rep. Mary Peltola at the funeral of Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola, Jr., on Sept. 16, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
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Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
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Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
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Ana Hoffman reads the obituary of Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola Jr. at the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
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Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Sept. 16, 2023 to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., who died on Sept. 13, 2023 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK

Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Saturday, Sept 16, to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. Buzzy died on Sept. 13 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s. Buzzy’s wife, Mary Peltola, is Alaska’s sole representative in Congress.

KYUK’s Francisco Martínezcuello attended the ceremony and has this audio postcard.

Eugene R. “Buzzy” Peltola, Jr. funeral and community reflection
Eugene R. “Buzzy” Peltola, Jr. funeral and community reflection
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Francisco Martínezcuello
Francisco Martínezcuello was the KYUK News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January 2024. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Journalism. He is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
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