Valentine McGillycuddy - Death

Death

McGillycuddy died at age 90 in Berkeley, California. His ashes are entombed at the top of Harney Peak behind a plaque that reads "Valentine McGillycuddy, Wasitu Wacan (Lakota: translates as Holy White Man)."

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