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Gary Damstra resigns from the Rural Health Center Board after twelve years

Also Gary Damstra BIRHC resignation January 21 2003 · Beaver Island Medical Center leadership

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Date2003-01-21
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ErasModern era
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Summary

Gary Damstra resigned from the Beaver Island Rural Health Center Board on January 21, 2003, after twelve years of service. The Board credited him with unpaid operational supervision, public communication, legislative outreach, staff support, and work on the new facility during a difficult transition.

Evidence limits

This is an institutional appreciation notice, not a complete Board-service or leadership chronology.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 2003, “Thank you To Gary Damstra for Years of Service.”
    Reports Damstra’s twelve years on the Board, two years as president, unpaid management work, public-meeting leadership, legislative outreach, and architectural planning for the new facility. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the February 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Gary Damstra resigns from the Rural Health Center Board after twelve years”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gary-damstra-rural-health-center-resignation-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2003, “Thank you To Gary Damstra for Years of Service.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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