- Dates
- 1986-11-05 – 1986-11
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathmaritimefamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1986 Beaver Beacon reported the November 5 death of retired Great Lakes captain John “Clifford” White and his family’s thanks to Beaver Island residents.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper death and family notice, not a civil certificate, maritime employment file, cemetery record, or complete genealogy.
Sources
- Reports retired Great Lakes captain John “Clifford” White’s November 5 death in Austin, California, his permanent Beaver Island residence since 1972, surviving family, and a family thank-you for island support when he was brought home to rest. It is a newspaper death and family notice, not a civil certificate, maritime employment file, cemetery record, or complete genealogy. 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 · 1986-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-nine-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the death and thank-you notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes captain John “Clifford” White dies, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-clifford-white-death-1986/, accessed [date], citing John White, Beaver Beacon, December 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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