ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GCI has confirmed that Dana L. Tindall, GCI's senior vice president of legal, regulatory and governmental affairs, is a confirmed fatality aboard the GCI-owned plane that crashed yesterday near Dillingham. Dana's 16-year-old daughter, Corey Tindall, was also aboard the flight and did not survive the crash. Dana leaves behind a husband, Virgil Peachey, and a son, Connor Tindall.

"Our hearts are with Dana's family," said GCI President and CEO Ron Duncan. "Dana and her daughter Corey were a big part of our GCI family and we are devastated by the news of their passing."

Dana Tindall served in her current role since mid-1993 and previously served as GCI's vice president of regulatory affairs during a 24-year career with the company. Tindall has served as an adjunct professor of regulatory economics at Alaska Pacific University. She is a past board member of both the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation and the Alaska Council on Economic Education. Tindall received her bachelor's degree in economics and master's degree in public policy from the University of Michigan.

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GCI (Nasdaq: GNCMA) is an Alaska-based integrated communications provider that delivers voice, video and data services through its fiber optic, satellite, hybrid fiber coaxial and metropolitan area network facilities. More information about GCI can be found at www.gci.com

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