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Tom Allen dies in Iowa automobile collision, 1990

Also Tom Allen death · Thomas Allen in sympathy

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TypeEvent
Date1990-01-13
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1990-01-13
Kind
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Modern era
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Summary

Tom Allen, Henry and Agnes Allen’s oldest son, died in an automobile collision in Iowa on January 13, 1990. The Beacon noted his engineering work on water-treatment plants, parish and Birthright service, catechism teaching, and service as president of the Comstock Park Board of Education.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper memorial notice and does not provide a full biography or independent accident record.

Sources

  1. Reports Tom Allen’s January 13 death in an Iowa automobile accident, family connections, engineering work, parish service, and education-board service. 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 · 1990-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-page February issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1990-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Tom Allen dies in Iowa automobile collision, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tom-allen-death-1990/, accessed [date], citing “In Sympathy: Tom Allen,” Beaver Beacon, February 27, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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