- Dates
- 1993-09 – 1994-06
- Kind
- Announcement
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityeducationhealthcareheritagefundraisingcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beacon remembered Joe Frank’s scholarly, military, teaching, civil-liberties, and Beaver Island connections. It said his wife planned to bring his remains to the island the next June and suggested memorial gifts to the island EMS.
Evidence limits
This is a memorial profile and appeal, not a complete biography or evidence of the later return of the remains or the total gifts received.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 1993, “How Great a Loss, but How Great a Joy to Call Joe Frank our Friend!”Profiles Frank as a scholar, teacher, author, World War II ambulance driver and soldier, ACLU leader, and Beaver Island friend; says his remains were expected to return the following June and directs memorial gifts to EMS. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the memorial profile and EMS appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Joe Frank and directs memorial gifts to EMS, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joe-frank-memorial-ems-gift-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1993, “How Great a Loss, but How Great a Joy to Call Joe Frank our Friend!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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