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Thursday, August 14, 2003

Nick Mellick Jr., a businessman and leader from the village of Sleetmute, died last week of a probable heart attack. He was 71.

Mellick owned his own air taxi business, ran a lodge and was a fur trader. He served as chairman of Kuskokwim Corp., an Alaska Native village corporation.

Mellick was also an advocate for preservation of Ingalik culture.

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Kuskokwim leader Mellick dies at 71 (The Anchorage Daily News 8/14)

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