Jory Dean Condon, “Mni Luta Mato - Red Water Bear,” was born August 25, 1976 at Eagle Butte to June S. Condon and Ralph Dean Marrowbone. He attended Head Start and school in Dupree, then moved to Duluth, MN for part of his grade school years. They moved back to Dupree and he attended Jr. High in Eagle Butte, then moved back to Dupree School.
In high school Jory was in football and basketball, and in the summer time he played baseball. His high school girlfriend was Karrie Little Wounded. After high school Karen gave birth to their daughter, Jorayna Jade. Jory relocated to Duluth with his Aunt Annabelle LeClaire, Wanda Sayers and family along with Rick White and Jenny. He met Amanda Turner and together they welcomed Jory Dean Condon Jr. into the world.
Jory worked many jobs in Duluth: Fond Du Luth Casino, the Zoo, and John Morrell factory. Jory moved back to Eagle Butte, where he worked at the Cheyenne
August 25, 1976 – February 18, 2023
River Housing Authority Maintenance Shop under Doug Dupris. He was also employed with CRST Game, Fish, & Parks, which was a job that he really enjoyed.
Jory will be missed by his mother, June Condon; sister Jasmine Condon and JD, Jr. family; Auntie Bernice Condon and family; and many family and friends.
Jory was preceded in death by his father, Ralph D. Marrowbone; daughter Jorayna Jade Condon; maternal grandparents, Silas Ward Condon and Catherine C. Condon; paternal grandparents, Whitley Marrowbone and Beatrice Little Hawk; uncles Bernard LeClaire Sr., Leroy LeClaire, Robert Condon, Melvin LeClaire, Edward LeClaire, Michael Condon Sr.; cousins Bernard LeClaire Jr., Brent LeClaire, Darrell LeClaire; aunts Karen Condon, Althea Laundreau and Lynn Clown; greatgrandmother Ellen In The Woods; niece Brandie Clown;, and nephews; Jeremy LeClaire and Vincent LeClaire.