Name: A. J. Roy Sr. obituary and Beaver Island Historical Society memorial, 1983
Start: 1983-01-19
End: 1983-01-21
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 1983-01-19 – 1983-01-21
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathheritagefamilycommunityreligioncommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

A. J. Roy Sr. died January 19, 1983. The March Beacon remembered his summer life on Beaver Island, his purchase of the Print Shop, role in forming the Historical Society, and construction of the miniature golf course and ice-cream stand.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary, not a civil, cemetery, property, or Society founding record.

Sources

“A.J. Roy Sr.,” Beaver Beacon, March 1983.
Reports A. J. Roy’s death on January 19, 1983, funeral and burial, his summer relationship with Beaver Island, purchase of the Print Shop, formation of the Beaver Island Historical Society, and construction of the miniature golf course and ice-cream stand. It lists memorial contributions to the Society or Pine Hill Congregational Church. This is a newspaper obituary, not a civil, cemetery, property, or Society founding record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1983, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.
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Beaver Island Archive, “A. J. Roy Sr. obituary and Beaver Island Historical Society memorial, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-aj-roy-obituary-1983/, accessed [date], citing “A.J. Roy Sr.,” Beaver Beacon, March 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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