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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

D. Martin Trueblood

Trueblood—D. Martin Trueblood, 94, on April 13, 2020, at Foulkeways in Gwynedd, Pa. Martin was born July 26, 1925, in… Staff
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Colin Saxton returns to Friends United Meeting

On August 15, Friends United Meeting (FUM) General Secretary Kelly Kellum announced that Colin Saxton will be returning to the… FJ News Editor
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Eden Grace resigns as FUM’s director of global ministries

On June 23, Friends United Meeting (FUM) announced the resignation of Eden Grace as the director of global ministries, a… FJ News Editor
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Francisco Burgos named executive director of Pendle Hill

  On March 30, the Pendle Hill Board of Directors announced that Francisco Burgos will become executive director of Pendle… FJ News Editor

Bruce Ergood

Ergood—Bruce Ergood, 88, of Athens, Ohio, on September 5, 2019, in Rochester, N.Y., while returning from Silver Bay YMCA Conference… Staff

Richard K. Wood

Wood—Richard K. Wood, 82, on November 1, 2019, at home in Gettysburg, Pa., returning to the sea, surrounded by his… Staff

Michele Shanklin Avery

Avery—Michele Shanklin Avery, 67, on October 2, 2018, in West Chester, Pa. Chel was born on April 2, 1951, in… Staff

Doris Galliher Stephens

Stephens—Doris Galliher Stephens, 82, on March 3, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Doris was born on October… Staff
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Is Imagination Simple?

Outward simplicity can inspire an untrammeled flowering of imagination. Kat Griffith

Dale G. Graves

Graves—Dale G. Graves, 73, on December 10, 2018, in Indiana. Dale was born on September 7, 1945, in San Francisco,… Staff
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