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Logan Marie McDonough dies, 2011

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TypeEvent
Date2011-09-20
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2011-09-20
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Death
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Logan Marie McDonough, 15, of Cedar died unexpectedly on September 20, 2011. The obituary notes that she loved spending time on Beaver Island with her family and records her parents, siblings, grandparents, and September 23 funeral at Glen Lake High School. It also announces a scholarship fund in her name. The November issue adds a reprinted account of the wider community response and the family’s grief.

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  1. The forum records the initial community notice of Logan McDonough's death, a follow-up obituary, and a request for memorial photographs. These posts document the timing and community response; the held Beaver Beacon remains the primary source for obituary details and the funeral report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004107
  2. The forum preserves a contemporaneous obituary, Glen Lake funeral information, a memorial-photo request, and community tributes. These are useful for timing and local response; the held Beaver Beacon remains the stronger source for the obituary and funeral report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004114
  3. The condolence thread documents Beaver Island community grief and references a tribute video, but does not add independent biographical or accident facts.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004117
  4. Beaver Beacon, October 2011, "Logan McDonough."
    Publishes an obituary for Logan Marie McDonough, who died September 20 at age 15, and records her Beaver Island family connection and September 23 funeral at Glen Lake High School. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held October issue scan confirms the corresponding OCR report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon
  6. Beaver Beacon, November 2011, "Group Hug Helps the Grieving Process."
    Reprints Amy Hubbell's account of the community response to Logan's accidental death, including the Glen Lake school gathering, funeral attendance, family support, and Holy Cross pastor Pat Cauley's service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-11_Beaver-Beacon
  7. The held November issue scan confirms the grief-support article.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-11_Beaver-Beacon
  8. The school announced that both sports teams would wear purple socks and that the Sports Boosters would donate half of the weekend gate proceeds to the Logan McDonough Scholarship Fund at Glen Lake. This documents a memorial fundraising tie-in, not proceeds or scholarship administration.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005507

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Beaver Island Archive, “Logan Marie McDonough dies, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-logan-mcdonough-death-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Logan McDonough RIP" and follow-up obituary and memorial-photo posts, September 21–October 12, 2011. (and 7 further sources listed on the page).

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