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So where did this DOB come from? It's unsourced. Unlike most folks who care only about the mere existence of citations and how they pretty up the article to their satisfaction, I actually perused them in the interest of verifiability. A Facebook post from one of his House colleagues said 1956. Not verifiable but likely informed. The daily dispatch from the Alaska State Troopers described him as being 67 years old. That has a high probability of being based on verified information. Even back in the days when legislators were expected to disclose their DOB, we had legislators who fudged their birthdate to make themselves appear younger than they really were (Selwyn Carrol, Mike Colletta, Jay Kerttula), so cherry-picking sources only works if you care little about factual accuracy. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 10:51, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Guidance from the community (remember, community consensus?) is that a) WP:BLP still applies for up to two years following a person's death, and b) court records are discouraged if not downright frowned upon as a source in BLPs. Furthermore, everyone who keeps pushing "If it's reported by The New York Times, it's as good as gold" down everyone's throats should not turn a blind eye to this if they expect for that stance to carry any weight. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 15:03, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I found the obituary for Gary Knopp and the day of the birth was mentioned in the obituary. I added the obituary as a citation-thank you-RFD (talk) 11:10, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
