Death Notices

For the purpose of keeping people informed, we will be posting death notices of prominent people, "ministers" and former "ministers" of the Worldwide Church of God.

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"minister's" death, please send me an email.

Name	Date of Death	Comments
John Kennedy	2006	John Kennedy, former pastor of Pasadena West PM, and most recently pastor in the Maine congregations, died as a result of, I think, prostate cancer. It's sad, really. This was a guy that ... I dunno, on the one hand I liked him because I don't think he ever actually drank the Kool-Aid, but at the same time, he encouraged (almost) everyone else to go ahead and take a big gulp. I was one of the ones that he never pushed the Kool-Aid on, though. I think that he expected I would wind up like him - a minister, cynical, etc. He died sometime in 2006, I can't remember when.
Art Docken	3/29/06	Based on testimonials from some WCG survivors, Mr. Docken was a rarity in WCG -- a minister who actually cared about his flock.
Herman L. Hoeh	11/21/04	Benson and Stabler would love this guy! Widely described as the "architect" of church doctrine, "Doctor" Hoeh spent much of his life preaching against the evils of masturbation, yet reportedly had secrets of his own. Oddly, after nearly half a century of designing and preaching Armstrongism, Hoeh apparently had no trouble turning his back on it when the Tkach empire flushed it down the toilet. To his credit, he didn't start his own mini-cult.
David Jon Hill	11/2003	Hi! I haven't seen a notice on your website re: David Jon Hill's death which occurred in November, 2003 (you may have posted it, however, and I might have missed it--even though I frequently check for new material from you). Anyway, if you and other readers are interested, you could go to Ken Westby's website at: http://www.godward.org. Jon Hill was in the process of writing a 4-part historical/autobiographical article for Westby's ACD magazine, but only completed 2 before he died.
Garner Ted Armstrong	9/15/03	What can we say? An icon has passed?
Becky Rush	8/2/03	You probably never heard of Becky Rush; she was one of the "little people". A survivor of the WCG, she found The Painful Truth and joined the PT Forum, where she captured our hearts. Of all the names listed on this page, her name is easily the most important. We wouldn't trade one Becky for all the snakes in Pasadena. Becky Rush was precious. If there really is a heaven, Becky is the only person on this page to get in...and she didn't have to pass through a metal detector to do it. We still miss her.
Dean Blackwell	4/14/03	Dean Blackwell, died at about 8:30 a.m. this morning, as a result of his recent strokes.
Howard Clark	10/14/02	Howard Clark passed away at age 72. Clark was so badly crippled by a hand grenade in the Korean War that he could move nothing but his little finger. He recovered so completely that the only indication of an injury was a slight limp when he walked. He was a dynamic speaker and had a wonderfully deep voice when leading songs.
Gerald Waterhouse	9/4/02
Stanley Robert Rader	7/2/02	Stanley Rader Assumes Room Temperature!
Eugene Noel	April 12th 2002	UCG pastor Eugene Noel died this morning (Friday, April 12) at the James Cancer Hospital at around 8:00 A.M.
Bill McDowell	January 2002
Raymond Cole	9/25/01	Mr. Cole had suffered nearly complete paralysis and general deterioration of health following a stroke several years ago. He was receiving extensive therapy for this in his home, but apparently to no avail.
Ernest Martin	1/16/02	Apparently, he'd had a heart attack some days previously, had come out of hospital, and was sitting at his computer the other day, and collapsed with a massive cardiac. Whatever one thinks of Martin's theology, he must be admired for standing on principle. He was one of the first to leave when the cult refused to correct doctrinal error.

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