- Date
- 2006-10
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommercefundraisingeducationaviationcommunityheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 2006 Beaver Beacon remembered Gary Comer, founder of Lands End, who had owned a home at McCauleys Point. The article credits him with a $100,000 gift that helped launch the Beaver Island library project, additional support when construction bids exceeded available funds, and a 1,000-foot expansion of the Municipal Airport east-west strip.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and retrospective account of philanthropy; it is not a substitute for the library committee files, airport records, or a formal estate or donation record.
Sources
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Sources
- Participants associated Gary Comer and Lands End with Beaver Island philanthropy, the library, and airport improvements, while the reasons for his departure remained speculation. This documents community memory and uncertainty; the held Beaver Beacon obituary is stronger evidence for the amount and nature of his support, and the forum does not establish why he left.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016007
- "Gary Comer 1928-2006," Beaver Beacon, November 2006.Remembers the Lands End founder's Beaver Island home, $100,000 library gift, additional construction support, and expansion of the east-west Municipal Airport strip, alongside his broader philanthropy. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and local philanthropy account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Gary Comer remembered for Beaver Island library and airport philanthropy, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gary-comer-library-philanthropy-2006/, accessed [date], citing hermit and participants, "Lands End," Beaver Island Forum, February 8–15, 2021, topic 16007. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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