- Date
- 1997-02-12
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommunitytransportationheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
John B. “Jack” Cull died on February 12, 1997, at age 77. The April obituary describes his Beaver Island childhood, return from Chicago, Holy Cross membership, family, and planned May 24 funeral. Rich Gillespie’s tribute remembers Cull’s free taxi service, humor, storytelling, photography, and collection of island historical material.
Evidence limits
The obituary and tribute establish the published account and planned funeral, but do not supply a death certificate, complete photographic archive, or later burial confirmation.
Sources
- Reports John B. “Jack” Cull’s February 12 death, his Beaver Island upbringing, return from Chicago, family, Holy Cross membership, planned May 24 funeral and burial, and a tribute recalling his free taxi service, storytelling, photography, and preservation of island history. 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 · 1997-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and tribute.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “John “Jack” Cull dies and is remembered on Beaver Island in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-jack-cull-death-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1997, “Jack Cull, 77” and “FAREWELL to JACK.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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