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The Gregg family thanks Beaver Island for hospital support, 2004

Also It's a Wonderful Life Gregg family thanks

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TypeEvent
Date2004-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2004-04
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityfamilyhealthcarecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Gregg family used the April 2004 Beacon to thank Beaver Island residents for supporting Phil during a hospital episode and his return home. The letter names practical and personal forms of community care, including rides, meals, visits, and messages.

Evidence limits

The notice does not identify Phil’s medical condition or provide clinical information; it documents the family’s public expression of thanks.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2004, "It's a Wonderful Life..."
    Prints the Gregg family's thanks for the prayers, calls, rides, cards, hugs, meals, and visits received while Phil was hospitalized and returned to his Island home. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the letter to the community.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Gregg family thanks Beaver Island for hospital support, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-phil-gregg-community-support-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2004, "It's a Wonderful Life..." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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