- Dates
- 2018-09-19 – 2018-10-27
- Kind
- Death and memorial planning
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathveteransfamilycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
David Lee Chandler died on September 19, 2018, according to a Lansing State Journal obituary reproduced on the forum. The obituary described his planned Beaver Island retirement connection and an October 27 memorial Mass; AMVETS later announced that Veterans Memorial Park flags would honor Chandler and Don Meister.
Evidence limits
The forum preserves an obituary relay and an AMVETS notice. It does not independently establish the memorial’s completion, burial plans, or the full scope of Chandler’s island activities.
Sources
- The forum reproduced a Lansing State Journal obituary reporting Chandler’s September 19 death, his Beaver Island retirement-home connection, and a planned October 27 memorial Mass. It also named AMVETS Post 46 and BIRHC as possible memorial recipients. The obituary is the underlying source; the forum does not independently verify those details or the later memorial.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013622
- AMVETS said Veterans Memorial Park flags would be flown at half-staff in honor of Chandler and Don Meister. This is a first-party memorial action notice, not an obituary or service record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013600
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “David Lee Chandler dies and memorial plans are announced, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-david-chandler-death-2018/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Dave Chandler RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, September 28, 2018. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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