- Dates
- 2000-03-19 – 2000-03-23
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyeducationsportscommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Gerald “Jerry” Turner died on March 19, 2000, at age 19. The April Beacon reported his March 23 funeral, Beaver Island Community School graduation, and participation in basketball and soccer, preserving a teacher’s memorial tribute.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and school tribute, not a civil certificate, funeral-home file, or complete family record.
Sources
- Reports Turner’s March 19 death at age 19, March 23 funeral in Fremont, 1998 BICS graduation, basketball and soccer participation, and a graduation tribute by teacher Judi Meister. 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 · 2000-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and tribute.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Publishes the Turner family’s thanks for the May 6 memorial, specifically acknowledging Michelle Dreff, island students, and other contributors. 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 · 2000-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Turner family thank-you notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School graduate Gerald “Jerry” Turner dies in March 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/jerry-turner-death-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2000, “Gerald R. ‘Jerry’ Turner, 1980–2000.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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