Meketa, Jacqueline

Charles Edward Meketa was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on October 19, 1923. He was a pilot in Army Air Corps and later became a lieutenant in the Air Force serving in the Pacific and Caribbean theatres. A sculptor, woodworker and folk artist, he worked as a cartographer for the USGS, and at Kirtland AFB and Los Alamos as a craftsman and designer.

Jacqueline Dorgan Meketa (1926-1999) was born in Balboa, Panama and moved to New Mexico in 1932. Jacqueline was a member of the Southwest Writer's Guild and the recipient of many literary awards including the New Mexico Presswomen's Zia Award in 1995.

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