Photos: James Richard "Dick" Anklam, Tucson pioneer
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James Richard "Dick" Anklam died Jan. 30, 2017, at age 83. He grew up with his parents on his family's homestead that included hundreds of acres on Tucson's west side where the JW Marriott Resort & Spa sits near the Tucson Mountains. Anklam Road is named after Dick's great uncle and great aunt.
James Richard "Dick" Anklam
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“Dick” Anklam and Markie Barker, after getting “pooled” at the Old Main fountain at the UA in the 1950s.
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Ralph Anklam, center, with Dick, right, and his brother in the Tucson Mountains, ca. 1930s.
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Two-year-old Dick Anklam in 1935.
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Dick Anklam with grandmother, Delia, walking in downtown Tucson ca. 1930s.
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Dick Anklam, age 14, with a buck he shot on their property in the Tucson Mountains.
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Dick Anklam in a fraternity photo at the University of Arizona in 1950s.
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Dick Anklam, right, with future wife Markie Barker, both University of Arizona student council representatives in 1954-55.
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Dick Anklam and Markie Barker at University of Arizona in May, 1955.
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Dick and Markie Anklam at their wedding in 1955.
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort
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The Anklam family property was sold to build the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort in the Tucson Mountains.
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