Ira Anthony Makes Him First Jr.
Ira Anthony Makes Him First Jr., 57, was a father whom his family remembers as a good, humble man with a robust sense of humor and a love of rock-and-roll music; his eldest daughter described him as a proud, traditional Lakota man. He died on September 13, 2021, while held at the Marin County Jail, where a deputy and a nurse found him slumped over in his cell. Authorities said he died of complications related to COVID-19, and San Rafael police said foul play was ruled out. His family said they received little information about how he died for months afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Authorities said he died of complications related to COVID-19, and his family said they received little information about how he died for months.
Reported by: Marin County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); San Rafael Police Department (outside investigators); his family.