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Beaver Island community mourns Richard “Dick” Burris, 2018

Also Dick Burris memorial 2018 · Richard Burris death 2018

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TypeEvent
Dates2018-03-07 – 2018-03-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
2018-03-07 – 2018-03-10
Kind
Memorial
Where
place/holy-cross-catholic-church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitybiographymemorialslabor-history
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island community notices in March 2018 announced the death of Richard “Dick” Burris, remembered him as a mason, diver, builder, and generous mentor, and announced a March 10 celebration of his life at Holy Cross Catholic Church. The forum also preserved a recording/livestream announcement for the memorial and a later family invitation to a birthday remembrance.

Evidence limits

This record relies on forum notices and community recollections. It does not replace a funeral-home obituary or vital record, and individual descriptions of his work should be treated as attributed memories.

Sources

  1. The thread announces Burris’s death and preserves a community remembrance describing his long Beaver Island residence, masonry and concrete work, diving, and volunteer contributions. Biographical details are community recollections rather than independently checked records.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012816
  2. The notice invited the community to a March 10, 2018, celebration at Holy Cross Catholic Church.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012817
  3. The BIRHC notice moved its March 10 board meeting from 10:00 to 9:00 AM because of Burris’s passing; the thread also preserves the meeting agenda.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012818
  4. Joe Moore shared a memorial service said to have been written by Burris more than forty years earlier; commenters thanked him for recording and livestreaming the service. This documents the memorial’s circulation and community response, not independent verification of the service text or every biographical sentiment.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012822
  5. The family announcement invited people to a March 27 birthday remembrance at the Pub and thanked the community for support during the preceding seventeen months. It is a family/community remembrance, not a formal memorial record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012857

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community mourns Richard “Dick” Burris, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-richard-dick-burris-death-2018/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere and community contributors, “Richard Burris RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, March 7–10, 2018. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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