Xavier Kataquapil: UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY For My Brother Philip

By Xavier Kataquapit I’m dedicating this column to my late brother Philip Kataquapit who passed away on Christmas Day in 1990 at the age of 16. Philip was a very charismatic character. Everyone loved him and wanted to be around him. I always felt that he was a great combination of so many characters in our family all rolled up in one person. He was handsome, slender and tall like the men in mom’s side of the family. He was exciting, quick witted, funny and ready to laugh like dad’s side of the family. Guys wanted to be his friend because he was so easy to be with. Girls hovered around him because he was a handsome confident young man. He was well connected with our traditional culture as dad…

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