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Henry Gariepy
Henry Gariepy (1930–2010) was an American Salvation Army officer and author. With his wife, he spearheaded and led the organisation's Hough Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as the editor of organisation's The War Cry magazine, and came up with the idea for the annual journal Word & Deed. He also served for 15 years as the organisation's national editor-in-chief and literary secretary. He was the author of more than 29 books, including 100 Portraits of Christ. After he retired, he worked as a guest speaker and as a professor at the Salvation Army's officer training college.
Gariepy was born on 17 January 1930 in Meriden, Connecticut. He attended Lincoln Junior High School and Meriden High School. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from Cleveland State University. In 1948, Gariepy attended officer training with the Salvation Army and, in 1949, he was commissioned as an officer of the corps in 1949. In 1952, he married fellow Salvation Army officer, Marjorie Ramsdell.
Gariepy spearheaded the concept of a multi-purpose Salvation Army center, combining numerous Salvation Army services for collaborating with external organisations and, from 1969 to 1974, he and his wife ran the center in the Hough neighbourhood of Cleveland, Ohio. In Cleveland, he was also the president of the Kiwanis Club. After Cleveland, the pair served in Portland, Maine.
Gariepy served for 15 years as the National Editor in Chief and Literary Secretary. He was the editor of the organisation's magazine The War Cry. The annual journal Word & Deed was also his brainchild.
Gariepy retired in 1995. After he retired, he worked as a guest speaker and as a professor at the Salvation Army's College for Officer Training in Suffern, New York.
Gariepy died 3 April 2010 in Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was interred at Monmouth Memorial Park in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. He was survived by his wife, Col. Marjorie Gariepy, one son and four daughters.
In 1994, he was awarded an Alumni Lifetime Leadership Award from Cleveland State University.
He received the Order of the Founder in July 2007, the highest honor conferred by The Salvation Army.
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Henry Gariepy
Henry Gariepy (1930–2010) was an American Salvation Army officer and author. With his wife, he spearheaded and led the organisation's Hough Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as the editor of organisation's The War Cry magazine, and came up with the idea for the annual journal Word & Deed. He also served for 15 years as the organisation's national editor-in-chief and literary secretary. He was the author of more than 29 books, including 100 Portraits of Christ. After he retired, he worked as a guest speaker and as a professor at the Salvation Army's officer training college.
Gariepy was born on 17 January 1930 in Meriden, Connecticut. He attended Lincoln Junior High School and Meriden High School. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from Cleveland State University. In 1948, Gariepy attended officer training with the Salvation Army and, in 1949, he was commissioned as an officer of the corps in 1949. In 1952, he married fellow Salvation Army officer, Marjorie Ramsdell.
Gariepy spearheaded the concept of a multi-purpose Salvation Army center, combining numerous Salvation Army services for collaborating with external organisations and, from 1969 to 1974, he and his wife ran the center in the Hough neighbourhood of Cleveland, Ohio. In Cleveland, he was also the president of the Kiwanis Club. After Cleveland, the pair served in Portland, Maine.
Gariepy served for 15 years as the National Editor in Chief and Literary Secretary. He was the editor of the organisation's magazine The War Cry. The annual journal Word & Deed was also his brainchild.
Gariepy retired in 1995. After he retired, he worked as a guest speaker and as a professor at the Salvation Army's College for Officer Training in Suffern, New York.
Gariepy died 3 April 2010 in Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was interred at Monmouth Memorial Park in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. He was survived by his wife, Col. Marjorie Gariepy, one son and four daughters.
In 1994, he was awarded an Alumni Lifetime Leadership Award from Cleveland State University.
He received the Order of the Founder in July 2007, the highest honor conferred by The Salvation Army.