Obituary - Conrad Paul "Bud" Baines Jr.

Wednesday, January 31, 2001
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Conrad Paul "Bud" Baines Jr., 53, died Jan. 24, 2001, at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage of an aneurysm.

He was born in April 30, 1947, to Velma and Conrad Baines Sr. in Metlakatla. He was of the Tsimshian Eagle Clan. He lived Metlakatla, Juneau, Anchorage and Sitka.

He held degrees in business administration and public health and served as the director for SEARHC in Juneau and as a technical writer for the Indian Health Service. He was the director of Metlakatla Housing and was the project director for the Association of American Indian Physicians. He also worked with the Rural Alaska Community Action Program. He was involved with commercial purse seining and served in the National Guard.

His family wrote, "He was a family man above all. As the oldest of nine children, he was a good example for advanced education and career success. He always encouraged his brothers and sisters to do better and get more education. He was well known for his keen sense of humor, and he loved to laugh."

He is survived by his wife Rhoda A. Baines; children Sgt. Aaron Baines of Fort Drum, N.Y., Joel Ryan Baines & Everette Davis Baines of Anchorage; stepchildren Marcell Campbell of Nebraska and Narbonea Campbell of Arizona; mother Velma Baines; brothers Ronald & Robert of Sitka, Daniel of Seldovia, Frank of Anchorage, Terrence (and wife Sherry) of Muskogee, Okla., Michael (and wife Marlene) of LaConner, Wash.; sisters Betty Ann Baines and Barbara Baines of Sitka, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

His funeral was held Jan. 27 in Anchorage.

Memorial or condolences can be directed to Rhoda Baines, 809 Queen Victoria Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518.

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