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Birth

Sean Michael Campbell was born September 12, 1963 in Yakima, Washington. He was born to Alvina Frances Robideau-Peltier at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. His birth father was Patricio (Pat) Dorrance. He weighed 8 pounds, seven-and-three-quarter ounces. He was 20 and ½ inches long. Due to being unable to properly care of him, Alvina petitioned the court to have him relinquished for adoption. The agency reported that a fight between his birthparents took place prior to his birth, in the hall of the now-defunct Pacific Hotel (16.5 South 1st Street) on the day he was born. This is where they were living at the time.

1963 Timeline

May – Alvina went to Catholic Family & Child Services in Yakima. She informed them that she had three birth children, Leonard (19), Betty Anne (17) and Sandy (15) from a previous marriage to Leo Peltier. She did not want them to know about her pregnancy. She also reported that she have been living with Pat for five months.

September 15 - After giving birth three days prior, Alvina left the hospital against doctor's orders and caseworkers could not find her.

September 16 – He was released from the hospital and placed with foster parents. It is unknown who the foster parents were and where they lived in Yakima. Terri Aguilera-Flemming informed him that it would be very difficult to locate them or obtain any information about them. After being nicknamed “Happy” by hospital employees, his foster parents gave him the name “Charles”.

September 19 - Alvina went to the agency office and told the caseworker she was hiding from Pat as he had threatened her because she had chosen to relinquish the baby.

September 20 – Alvina went to court and signed relinquishment papers. Alvina was permanently deprived of her parental rights and custody, and he was placed in the custody of the Catholic Family & Child Service, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Yakima, for the purpose of placing for and consenting to adoption. It was apparent that it was difficult for Alvina to place him for adoption. She asked to see him after going to court for the relinquishment. She was happy that her son was well and healthy, but then began to feel guilty for relinquishing him. She had many regrets about placing him for adoption, but realized that she couldn’t care for the baby. The agency offered to help her find work, but she never returned to the office asking for any help.

September 26 – The caseworker saw Alvina on the street, and noted that she looked clean, neat and perky.

September 30 - The State Department of Public Health confirmed that she had left town. The record does not indicate where she went.

October 14 – Dr. Bruce Hudson examined the baby and again on December 17.

July ?? – He was placed in his adoptive home, 4 East 23rd Street, Kennewick, WA. William Stanley Campbell and Eleanor Anne Walters adopted him. He would also have an older brother, Joseph Patrick at this new home.

August 8 – Father Martin Skehan baptized Sean at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kennewick. Godparents were William Thomas and Leone Walters.

September 12 – 1st birthday in Kennewick, WA.

February 3 – $115 cash payment for attorney and filing fee for the adoption to Burtis Ludwig.

March 17 – Legally adopted at Benton County Superior Court. The birth name of Baby Boy Peltier was changed to Sean Michael Campbell.

June 23, 1965 - Elizabeth (Beth) Anne is born and later adopted by Campbell family.

September 9, 1968 - Kathleen (Kathie) Marie is born and later adopted by Campbell family.

Patricio Dorrance

Patricio (pronounced pa-tree-see-o) was born in Trinidad, Colorado to Manuel Dorrance and Rosa Martinez on April 22, 1932. Pat was reported to be of Scottish, German, and Mexican ancestry. He was 5-11, of average build. He had reddish, brown hair, hazel eyes and fair skin. He had a sixth grade education and had worked as a farm/orchard laborer. He had been divorced from wife Linda, date unknown. Linda belonged to an Indian tribe (Eastern Shoshone or Northern Arapaho) in Riverton, Wyoming. According to Pat's older brother Fred, it is believed she had a twin-sister, Catherine, who was from the Casper, Wyoming area. Pat may have met Linda in a restaurant-casino in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Pat's brother Benito married Catherine.

He died in a drowning accident on or near September 20, 1968 as the car he was driving along with two other men (Ennis G. Kesterson and Raymond M. Rivas) went into the Columbia River ten miles north (near Turtle Rock) of East Wenatchee, Washington late Friday night. The car was not discovered until nine days later. In an email from John Auvil of the Auvil Fruit Company:

” I think that is the car that missed the corner south of the rest area and went out into the river. Nobody knew where they were until a Waterville truck driver saw the reflection of the roof in the water. I think it was Jim Horton that found them. As I remember they were missing for about a week before they found the car. They said they all had been drinking. That's the only thing I remember.”

Pat had a blood/alcohol level of .22% that night. In the September 30, 1968 autopsy, it was reported that he had diffuse fatty change in liver, probably due to alcohol. Later it would be reported by family members that he had suffered from alcoholism.

On November 7, 1968, he was buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery Park in East Wenatchee. There was no grave marker for him. The location of the grave is Section C, Block 122, Grave 3. He was 36 years of age. His siblings included sister Virginia, brothers Frederick, Henry, Manuel Jr., Benito, and half-brother Charles.

Alvina Frances Robideau-Peltier

Alvina was born to William Robideau and Annie Jane Jetty on April 19, 1923 in White Earth, Minnesota. She was one-half Dakota Sioux and one-half Ojibwa. Alvina was described as being of average body build and only 5-1 tall. She had a medium complexion with brown eyes and black hair. She had a 10th grade education and had worked as a nurse’s aid. She was Catholic and wanted the baby placed in a Catholic home. As a person, she was described as outspoken, hot-headed, an enemy for life if crossed, kind-hearted and an excellent housekeeper.

On December 6, 1968, Alvina marries Laurence Shirley Showers in Seattle in front of the justice of the peace. They were married at 1:35pm in the King County Courthouse. The two witnesses were Robert Robideau and Rose Lohnes. Alvina was age 38 at her last birthday.

On September 8th, 2002, Alvina passed away from dementia in Portland, Oregon. She had been living at Gracelen Terrace Facility. She is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Portland. Her daughter Sandra Boushee-Martinez was listed as the family informant.

Alvina's siblings included Bill, Edward, Rosey, Loretta, Ida, Clarence, Elizabeth, Belma, Patty and Carol.

Leonard Peltier (Half-brother)

American Indian rights activist Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) was convicted in April 1977 in the shooting deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Leonard was born on the Anishinabe (Chippewa) Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. He came from a large family of 13 brothers and sisters. He grew up in poverty, and survived many traumatic experiences resulting from U.S. government policies aimed to assimilate Native Peoples.

Leonard is currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. His projected release date is October 11, 2040.

Early School Years

Sean attended Washington Elementary School in Kennewick for Kindergarten (1969-70) and 1st grade (1970-71). The school was located across the street from where the family had lived.

Family moves to Okanogan

Sean's father had been a city police officer in Kennewick. In 1971, he accepted a position with Washington State Patrol as a communications supervisor in Okanogan, WA. Once the school year was over, the family would pack up and move north.

Catholic School Years

After having settled in their new home in Okanogan, the family had decided to enroll the kids into the Catholic school system. During the 1971-72 school year, Sean attended St. Mary's Mission in east Omak for second grade. His teacher, Sister Gabriel, believed in the traditional and very strict methods of teaching and often resorted to corporal punishment in front of the other students.

The following school year (1972-73), Sean attended Christ the King School near downtown Omak. His teacher, Sister Margaret, made school less stressful and learning more enjoyable. It would mid-way through the year, that he would learn his second grade teacher, Sister Gabriel, died of a heart attack at the young age of 30. Classmate Terry Fritts let out a thunderous cheer upon hearing the news. He was given a yardstick beating on more than one occasion from Sister Gabriel. Needless to say, he was sent to the corner of the classroom.

It would also mark the last year for the Catholic schools due to lack of finances. It would now mean public education for all students.

Malott Elementary School

Sean's fourth through sixth grade years were in Malott, WA. His teachers were Esther Mahoney, Linda Strom and Milo Love.