Anyway, his widow's obituary was in the Post this morning--sounds as if she was an interesting person in her own right: a history scholar and a poet with several volumes published. But what struck me was this final paragraph:
Survivors include three children, James C. Angleton of Los Angeles, Guru Sangat Kaur Khalsa of Great Falls and Siri Hari Kaur Angleton-Khalsa [emphasis added]of Espanola, N.M.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.How does one connect these dots, particularly when you throw in the fact that in the CIA, dominated by Ivy Leage WASPs in his time, he was apparently half-Hispanic, albeit a Yalie and a poet?
Angleton's wife and children converted to Sikhism. See, e.g., http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2009/04/edith_katz_article
ReplyDeleteThe children's names (Kaur/Khalsa) are both Sikh surnames, i.e. they are connected with the Faith.
Thank you--the Architectural Digest piece adds even more complexity to the story. Wikipedia shows a lot of writing about Angleton, much of it fiction. Wonder how broad a scope they have.
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