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Gordon “Gordy” Hays dies after Beaver Island years, December 29, 2009

Also Gordy Hays obituary · Gordon Hays Beaver Island

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TypeEvent
Date2009-12-29
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2009-12-29
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
deathfamilycommunityheritagemilitarypublic-servicewildlifecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Gordon “Gordy” R. Hays of Central Lake died December 29, 2009. The February 2010 Beaver Beacon remembers his fifteen years on Beaver Island, military and law-enforcement affiliations, former presidency of the Beaver Island District Library board, and support for the Beaver Island Wildlife Club.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper memorial notice. It records the notice’s account of Hays’s island residence and community service, not a civil death, service, or library board record.

Sources

  1. The forum first announced Hays’s death, reproduced an obituary identifying his December 29 death, Central Lake residence, military service, Beaver Island District Library board presidency, and memorial request, and preserved community recollections. The February Beacon remains the stronger held source; forum comments about the cause of death are not independently adopted.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002109
  2. Beaver Beacon, February 2010, "Gordy Hays."
    Reports Gordon “Gordy” R. Hays’s December 29, 2009 death, fifteen years living on Beaver Island north of Pebble Beach, Army service in Germany, former Beaver Island District Library board presidency, Wildlife Club support, and memorial donations requested for the library. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held issue scan confirms the memorial notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Gordon “Gordy” Hays dies after Beaver Island years, December 29, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gordon-hays-death-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island community, "Gordy Hays RIP," Beaver Island Forum, December 31, 2009–January 3, 2010. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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