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February 2021

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Hector Neil Black

Black—Hector Neil Black, 95, on August 8, 2020, at home in Cookeville, Tenn., surrounded by family. Hector was born on… Staff

Glen Lawrence Buschmann

Buschmann—Glen Lawrence Buschmann, 66, on October 30, 2019, peacefully in Olympia, Wash., while sitting with his wife, Janet, listening to… Staff

Robert L. (“Bob”) Carter

Carter—Robert L. (“Bob”) Carter, 92, on April 29, 2020, peacefully at the Parlin Hospice House in Wayland, Mass. Bob was… Staff

Joyce Robinson Kraus

Kraus—Joyce Robinson Kraus, 93, on September 9, 2018, in Berkeley, Calif. Joyce was born on December 26, 1924, to William Orrin… Staff

Stephen Chapman Matchett

Matchett—Stephen Chapman Matchett, 63, on May 19, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. Stephen was born into a Quaker family on… Staff

Joyce Wuesthoff Povolny

Povolny—Joyce Wuesthoff Povolny, 89, on March 27, 2019, peacefully at Century Oaks Assisted Living in Appleton, Wis., in the loving… Staff

B. Charlotte Schreiber

Schreiber—B. Charlotte Schreiber, 89, on July 17, 2020, peacefully, following a brief illness in Seattle, Wash. Charlotte was born on… Staff
QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, February 2021

Have you seen the one of four Friends explaining why they choose plain dress today? It was our most popular… Staff
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New Quaker House at Chautauqua

A new Quaker House is scheduled to open at the Chautauqua Institution in the summer of 2021, dependent upon COVID-19… FJ News Editor
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Midway City Friends church property taken by Friends denomination

On December 1, 2020, Joseph Pfeiffer, a pastor of Friends Community Church of Midway City, Calif., announced on the church’s… FJ News Editor
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Guilford trustees rescind program and faculty cuts

On January 5, board chair Ed Winslow announced, “the Board of Trustees of Guilford College opted to set aside the… FJ News Editor
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ESR dean announces resignation, then is pushed out

Following a letter that expressed his concerns about ESR’s relationship to Earlham College, Hisrich was dismissed earlier than planned. Erik Hanson
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