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CHAIKIN, Eugene Bernard
| Last Name | CHAIKIN |
|---|---|
| Given Names | Eugene Bernard |
| Date of Birth | 12/18/1932 |
| Age at Death | 45 |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California |
| Race | Caucasian |
| Gender | Male |
| Partner | Phyllis Alexander Chaikin aka Phyllis Bloom |
| Children | Gail Stephanie Chaikin, David Lee Chaikin |
| Non-Temple Relatives | Frieda Mae Rivkin, David Wolf Chaikin (parents) |
| Body Identification Number | <a href="https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=71075#20D">20-D</a> |
| Burial Location | Remains claimed by next of kin; burial location unknown |
| Information on Source of Death | House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) |
| Residence (JT) | Cottage 52 |
| Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests | Farming, Lawyer (FBI document 89-4286-1207) |
| Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records) | ACAO (RYMUR 89-4286-C-8-a-26a); Farm Management—Crops, Nursery; Agriculture and Livestock Commission Analyst (RYMUR 89-4286-C-7-h-4a); Experimental Science (Smokehouse Processing) (RYMUR 89-4286-C-7-A-11); Nursery & orchards; attorney (RYMUR 89-4286-X-4-l-4a) |
| Jonestown Roles (FBI Records) | "Inner-core" (FBI Report, 89-4286-1681); Planning commission (FBI document 89-4286-1552) |
| Family Tree | Chaikin Family Tree |
Remembrances
Gene and Phylis were friends of mine when I lived in Northern California. They were gentle sweet people, and Gene was my teacher in Transendental Meditation. I often baby sat for them as well. I am still grieved over the senseless loss of these two beautiful people and thier children, thirty one years later. After they became members of the Peoples Temple in Ukiah, California, I tried to go and visit them. I was turned away at the gate by armed guards, telling me that I would have to call and make an appointment, and it had to be approved by Jim Jones. I knew something was terribly wrong then. I will always remember them with a great deal of fondness.
<a href="http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=34351" target="_blank">Eugene Chaikin: A Story from Jonestown</a>
<a href="http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=34243" target="_blank">In Memory of Gene and Phyllis Chaikin</a>
— Sandra Crane
<a href="https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=102155">The Loss of My Dear Friends</a>
— Sandra Crane