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Arthur Harry Lewis dies in March 2006

Also Arthur Lewis 1923-2006

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TypeEvent
Date2006-03-05
WithinHigh Island
ErasModern era
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2006-03-05
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Death
Eras
Modern era
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High Island

Summary

Arthur Harry Lewis, born on High Island in 1923, died in Charlevoix on March 5, 2006. His obituary records his Beaver Island and Bates upbringing, World War II infantry service and three Bronze Stars, later return to northern Michigan, and Grand Traverse Band membership.

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This record follows the newspaper obituary and does not reconstruct the civil, military, or tribal records independently.

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Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2006, "Arthur Lewis 1923–2006."
    Obituary reports Arthur Harry Lewis's March 5 death, High Island birth, Beaver Island and Bates upbringing, World War II Army service with three Bronze Stars, later Tacoma residence, and Grand Traverse Band membership. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the obituary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Arthur Harry Lewis dies in March 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-arthur-lewis-death-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2006, "Arthur Lewis 1923–2006." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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