- Date
- 2011-10-14
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunitymilitary
- Within
- Beaver Island
Douglas Neal Bugai, 61, died at his family home on Beaver Island on October 14, 2011. The November Beacon remembers his Army service, work at the Graves’ Mill and Beaver Island Transfer Station, outdoor interests, volunteer fire service, and family.
Evidence limits
The memorial notice records the Island connection and family history but does not provide a funeral date or complete service account.
Sources
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Sources
- The forum preserves the initial family notice, an obituary identifying Doug as a 21-year Beaver Island resident and 14-year Transfer Station worker, and community memories of his AMVETS, fire-service, mill, and transfer-station roles. The obituary is a copied newspaper/funeral notice; the Beacon remains the controlling source for the summarized biography.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004210
- A forum copy of the Traverse City obituary reports Doug's Beaver Island residence, Transfer Station work, Army service, family, and memorial-service details. The underlying funeral-home record is not held here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004211
- Beaver Beacon, November 2011, "In Memory: Doug Bugai."Reports Douglas Neal Bugai's October 14, 2011 death at age 61, his Army service, sawmill and oil-field work, 1990 arrival on Beaver Island, fourteen years at the Transfer Station, family, outdoor interests, and volunteer fire service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held November issue scan confirms the memorial notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Douglas Neal Bugai dies on Beaver Island, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-doug-bugai-death-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Doug Bugai RIP” and “Doug Bugai's Obituary,” October 14–17, 2011. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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