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Death of Thomas Perry, 1972

Also Thomas Perry obituary

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TypeEvent
Date1972-10-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1972-10-08
Kind
Death
Participants
Thomas Perry (deceased)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitycatholicismheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Thomas Perry died in a Chicago hospital on October 8, 1972. The October–November Beaver Beacon describes him as a 92-year-old uncle of Philip (Don) Burke and a frequent visitor to Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not supply a birth date, cemetery record, or complete relationship record for the Perry and Burke families.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Perry’s October 8 death in a Chicago hospital, says he was 92 on September 11, and identifies him as an uncle of Philip (Don) Burke and a frequent Beaver Island visitor; the funeral Mass was at St. Domitilla’s Catholic Church in Chicago.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Thomas Perry, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-thomas-perry-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Thomas Perry.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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