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Wampanoag Member of Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs dies at age 60

08/09/08 · 1:59 pm :: posted by Peter Kenney     

Maurice Foxx of Mashpee, a well known member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe known as Strong Bear died on Thursday of complications after heart surgery. Foxx had a history of heart issues. He was appointed to serve on the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs and served as  chairman of the commission until 2007. At the time of his death Foxx was still a member of the commission.

When hundreds members the of tribe met at the Cotuit Sons of Italy Hall in August of last year to discuss the events surrounding the discovery that tribal council chairman Glenn Marshall had been convicted of rape in Barnstable twenty years prior and that he had lied about his military service record Foxx served as the meeting's moderator. After the meeting when Earl Cash Sr. read the statement written by Chief Vernon Lopez Foxx along with Ramona Peters stood with Cash and the chief before the assembled tribe members and press.

At the time of his death Foxx was divorced  He is survived by adult children. Further details about his death are not available at this time.

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08/09/08 @ 6:53 pm
justiceforall [Member] writes:
Whats the matter Peter? not much about the Wamps lately. I guess when people stood up to your cowardly attacks, you scurried back to Yarmouth!
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08/09/08 @ 7:32 pm
Peter Kenney [Member] writes:
Be careful what you wish for.

Your remarks are tasteless given the subject of the story printed above.
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08/10/08 @ 11:07 am
quahog [Member] writes:
Peter, you noxious toad, how dare you exploit Maurice's death to spread your venom. Crawl back in your hole...
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08/10/08 @ 8:21 pm
justiceforall [Member] writes:
Peter given that your remarks are quite often tasteless, I take your remark as a compliment. The only obit you want to write is for the Wampanoag tribe itself. Who are you trying to kid with your self rightious piety
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08/10/08 @ 9:19 pm
Peter Kenney [Member] writes:
Funny thing, the last time I saw Maurice we had coffee together and talked for an hour. One thing that particularly bothered him was the loss of mature tribe members before their time.

All I did was report his death and repeat some facts that might help place him in people's minds.
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08/11/08 @ 8:54 am
quahog [Member] writes:
You certainly could have accomplished that without the second paragraph.
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08/17/08 @ 10:11 am
beltface [Member] writes:
This blog seems to hate the Wampanoag a bit.

If you want credibility you should know the facts. He did not die from "complications during heart surgery." He had surgery related to his back.

Why the second paragraph? With a little effort you could have found his obituary online. I found it and I'm not even a TV personality.
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