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Doyle C. Fitzpatrick dies on Beaver Island, 1989

Also Doyle Fitzpatrick obituary

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TypeEvent
Date1989-10-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1989-10-15
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Summary

The October issue reports that Doyle C. Fitzpatrick, 81, of St. James, died at Charlevoix Area Hospital on October 15, 1989. It records his October 21 burial service at Holy Cross Cemetery and his historical-society, Christian Church, and The King Strang Story connections.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper memorial notice and biography, not a civil, cemetery, church, or bibliographic record.

Sources

  1. Reports Fitzpatrick’s October 15 death, October 21 Holy Cross Cemetery graveside service, Beaver Island residence, historical-society membership, Christian Church membership, and authorship of The King Strang Story. 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 · 1989-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-four-page October issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. A radio researcher sought a historian or relative for a piece about Fitzpatrick; a participant replied that information was sent by private message, and the researcher later said the message had not arrived. The thread documents later research interest, not new biographical evidence.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t018005

Added 4 August 2026 · revised 9 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Doyle C. Fitzpatrick dies on Beaver Island, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-doyle-fitzpatrick-death-1989/, accessed [date], citing “In Memoriam: Doyle C. Fitzpatrick,” Beaver Beacon, October 27, 1989. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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