Name: Beaver Island resident Donald James Willis dies and is remembered in 1998
Start: 1998-09-16
End: 1998-09-18
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 1998-09-16 – 1998-09-18
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitymilitaryreligioncommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Donald James Willis, a Beaver Island resident since 1980 and Army veteran, died September 16, 1998, aged 48. The newspaper also carried his family’s thanks for cards, flowers, prayers, and community support.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary and family notice, not a complete service record or biography.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1998, “Donald James Willis, 48,” “TAPS,” and “Dear Friends.”
Reports Willis’s September 16 death, Beaver Island residence since 1980, Army service in Germany, pipefitting career, funeral and burial, suggested EMS and Historical Society memorials, and the family’s thanks for community support. 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, October 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the obituary and family thank-you.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island resident Donald James Willis dies and is remembered in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-donald-james-willis-obituary-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1998, “Donald James Willis, 48,” “TAPS,” and “Dear Friends.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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