SAULT TRIBE INTERNET GROUP ORIGINATOR PASSES ON

       Gary John Bernard, 56, of 823 Wisconsin Ave., Gladstone, passed away Saturday,     July 23, 2011, at the St. Francis Hospital, in Escanaba, following a brief illness. Gary was the founder of the Sault Tribe Group, an internet site that allowed tribal members to voice their opinions. Gary was the reason that so many of us became involved in Sault Tribe politics.

Gary was born July 26, 1954, in Sault Ste. Marie, the son of John and Margaret (Fillippis) Bernard. He was raised in Sault Ste. Marie and was a 1972 graduate of the Sault Ste. Marie High School. Gary is survived by his wife of 37 years, Cheryl (Ford); his mother, Margaret, and his sons, Joshua Bernard, Ryan Bernard and Jason (Wendy) Bernard, all of Gladstone; daughter, Kristin (Matthew) Tuskan of Gladstone; brothers, Ronald (Jackie) Bernard of Sault Ste. Marie, Patrick Bernard of Sault Ste. Marie, Richard Bernard of Louisiana; sister, Nancy Watson of Grand Rapids, Mich.; granddaughters, Isabelle, Mary Lynn and Sage; father- and mother-in-law, Dwayne (Sonja) Ford of Gladstone; and honorary son, Philip Dausey of Rapid River.