The family of a man who died near Washington Island earlier this month is launching a campaign to help fund a new search-and-rescue boat for the island’s emergency responders. David Thalman died Aug. 1 near Washington Island in Door County. The family has now partnered with Washington Island Fire Rescue to launch the David Thalman Memorial Search & Rescue Boat Campaign. The effort is being held alongside the department’s existing “Float the Boat” fundraising campaign. “Now his family hopes to help Washington Island Fire Rescue answer the next one.”