CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Local Native American Larry ‘Running Turtle’ has passed away.
Larry ‘Running Turtle’ was a full-blood Native American. His mother was Cherokee and his father, Apache.
He was born in a small house in San Antonio on August 18, 1956.
‘Running Turtle’ devoted his time to Native American issues, becoming an outspoken advocate.
He learned that the neighborhood around Ennis Joslin Road in Corpus Christi was built on the second largest Native American burial ground in the State of Texas.
Larry passed away at 2:15 a.m. Sunday morning, according to a social media post by MY DreamWeavers.
His final wishes for everyone were to continue to walk in beauty and to love one another and to continue to protect the animals, plant life, and most of all, Mother Earth.
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