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Death of Captain Andrew J. Greene (1972)

Also Captain Andrew Greene obituary

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Captain Andrew J. Greene died in Fort Lauderdale on May 9, 1972. The June–July Beaver Beacon describes a roughly 30-year Great Lakes career, says he became a master at age 33, and identifies his sister as Mrs. John Gallagher of Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The obituary gives no funeral or burial details and does not establish a precise birth date beyond the separate statement that he was born in 1903.

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Obituary: Captain Andrew J. Greene.”
    Reports that Greene died May 9 in Fort Lauderdale, identifies his approximately 30-year Great Lakes career and retirement in Florida, and names his sister as Mrs. John Gallagher of Beaver Island.
    beaver_beacon · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon