In Memoriam - Jerry Falwell
On Tuesday morning, May 15, 2007, the 73-year-old Reverend Jerry Falwell was discovered without a pulse in his office at Liberty and pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later. Dr. Carl Moore, Falwell's physician, said he had a heart condition and presumably died of a heart rhythm abnormality. His funeral was set for May 22.
A lot has been written of Rev. Falwell's growth of his church, political endeavors and controversial comments. I really don't care about that today. Like many people in Virginia, I actually met Jerry when he conducted a funeral service for another NCO. He clearly cared for both my friend and the family (who were/are members of his congregation) and he conducted the service without notes extemporaneously speaking for about 20 minutes. I have never spoken with anyone who has had a closer relationship with him who did not like him. That's pretty good for this world. I think perhaps he is well placed on the other side as well. He was truly God's servant.
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