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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2003

Frank Ferguson, an Inupiat Eskimo who served in the Alaska Legislature and was a former president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, died from what was reported to be a stroke. He was 63.

Ferguson was a state senator from 1971 to 1986. He was credited with helping improve education, courts, public health and other programs for rural areas of the state. He was called a talented deal-maker.

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Rural Alaska pioneer, 63, dies (AP 6/5)