- Dates
- 1999-10-05 – 1999-10-09
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommunityconservationpublicationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
George Louis Egbert Sr. died on October 5, 1999, and was honored at Holy Cross Church and Cemetery on October 9. The obituary describes his long advocacy for Beaver Island, summer home on Sand Bay, conservation and journalism work, and public-relations career.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and community tribute, not a civil certificate, professional archive, or complete genealogy.
Sources
- Reports Egbert’s October 5 death, October 9 Holy Cross ceremony and burial, early appreciation of Beaver Island’s nature and culture, conservation journalism, public-relations career, summer residence, family, and memorial requests. 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 · 2000-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Egbert obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island summer resident and advocate George Louis Egbert Sr. dies in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/george-louis-egbert-death-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2000, “George Louis Egbert Sr., Nov. 1903–Oct. 1999.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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