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03/02/2015 - Kirby White Hawk
Funeral services for Kirby White Hawk, age 21, will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, March 2, at the Wounded Knee District School in Manderson, SD with Father Rick Abert, S.J., Charles McGaa, Sister Connie Schmidt, Jeff Not Help Him, and Floyd Running Hawk officiating and traditional Lakota services provided by Francis “Chubbs” Thunder Hawk.
Burial will be at the White Hawk Family Cemetery in Manderson, SD.
A two-night wake service will start at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Wounded Knee District School in Manderson, SD.
Kirby passed away on February 20, 2015 in Manderson, SD. He was born on October 29, 1993 in Rapid City, SD. Kirby attended WKDS and Rockyford Elementary School, where he graduated; he was in the School Dance Club as a Grass Dancer and was also in the Rodeo Club as a Jr. Bull Rider. His love for horses began as a young boy, as he grew up riding horses and learned to train horses. That led him to be a Horse Trainer and a Jockey for Race Horses. Just like his five older brothers, he was a Sundancer and he also danced at Pow Wows, participated in Rodeos, Traditional Horse Games, Indian Relay Horse Races and also rode race horses in the Professional Indian Horse Racing Association. As a Jockey, he and his brothers traveled to Ft.Pierre and Lower Brule SD, Oklahoma, MilesCity, Rocky Boy, Crow Agency and Crow Native Days in Montana, Sheridan, WY, Shakopee, MN, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and as far as Canada to participate in Horse Races. Numerous times he came home a champion, representing the Oglala Lakota Nation. Kirby started out working for Calvin Ghost Bear, taking care of his race horses and eventually as his Jockey with the Lakota Warpath in the Indian Relay Horse Races. Kirby was currently employed as a Horse Trainer for Bob Johnson Ranch in Lemmon, SD.
Survivors include mother Vevina White Hawk of Manderson; father Dennis Quigley of Sioux Falls, SD.; brothers and sisters Kyle & Clinton White Hawk, Ryder, Ricky & Joe Sierra of Manderson, Dwight & Wesley Quigley of Rapid City, Dennis, Nicole & Erica Quigley of Indio, CA, and Meghan Kaline; and grandparents Eugene & Bernice White Hawk of Manderson, SD.
Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD is in charge of arrangements for Kirby White Hawk.
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