by Melissa Newland
To continue to honor the memory and sacrifice of L’Anse hometown hero William Jarvey, the Jarvey family, with the help of Homestead Graphics in Baraga, worked together to have a new sign erected at the William Jarvey Memorial Field in L’Anse. William Charles Jarvey
was just 14 on that fateful day, July 18, 1966, when he lost his life trying to save two younger girls from drowning in L’Anse. For this life-saving event, he was awarded the Carnegie Hero award. According to the Carnegie Hero webpage, www.carnegiehero.org,
“William Charles Jarvey, 14, schoolboy, died attempting to save Jean M. Asikainen, 12, and Ruth M. Knapp, 10, from drowning. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.