- Dates
- 1980-05 – 1982-01
- Kind
- Appointment
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religionhealthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1980 Beacon reported Father Alvin Yard’s hospital-chaplain certification and appointment in Chicago Heights. The 1982 Fudgie Issue reports his January 20 death and a Beaver Island memorial fund through Holy Cross.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper notices, not institutional personnel, civil death, or donation records.
Sources
- Reports that Father Alvin Yard completed a hospital-chaplain certification program and was leaving Washington, D.C., for an appointment at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights. It is a newspaper notice, not an institutional personnel record. 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 · 1980-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the appointment notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that Father Alvin Yard, former Holy Cross pastor and later hospital chaplain, died January 20 at Loyola University Medical Center after a long illness, and that Beaver Island established a memorial fund through Holy Cross Church. It is a newspaper obituary and appeal, not a civil death record or donation ledger. 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 · 1982-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-three-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary and memorial notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Father Alvin Yard’s chaplain service and Beaver Island memorial, 1980–82”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-father-yard-chaplain-appointment-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1980, island observations. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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