Name: The Bellamy family thanks Beaver Islanders for search and bereavement support in 2003
Start: 2003-03
End: 2003-03
Location: Beaver Island

The Bellamy family thanks Beaver Islanders for search and bereavement support in 2003

Also Mel and Judy Bellamy family thank you March 2003 · Beaver Island community support

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TypeEvent

Date2003-03

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2003-03
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitycommunicationaviationdeath
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In March 2003, Missy, Jenny, Mike, and the Bellamy family thanked Beaver Islanders for emotional support, communications, prayers, and search assistance during the months after Mel and Judy Bellamy disappeared.

Evidence limits

This is an attributed family statement and does not add independent information about the search or investigation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2003, “Thanks from the Bellamy Family.”
Publishes the family’s thanks for cards, calls, emails, prayers, and search assistance after Mel and Judy Bellamy’s disappearance and Judy’s remains were found. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the March 2003 report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Bellamy family thanks Beaver Islanders for search and bereavement support in 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bellamy-family-thanks-community-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2003, “Thanks from the Bellamy Family.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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