MUHJ63-86/326/Passing of Amoz Gibson, Member of the Universal House of Justice

From Bahaiworks
Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986
Passing of Amoz Gibson, Member of the Universal House of Justice
15 May 1982

To National Spiritual Assemblies

326.1 WITH SORROWFUL HEARTS LAMENT LOSS OUR DEARLY LOVED BROTHER AMOZ GIBSON WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER PROLONGED HEROIC STRUGGLE FATAL ILLNESS.[1] EXEMPLARY SELF-SACRIFICING PROMOTER FAITH ACHIEVED BRILLIANT UNBLEMISHED RECORD CONSTANT SERVICE FOUNDED ON ROCK-LIKE STAUNCHNESS AND [Page 542]DEEP INSATIABLE LOVE FOR TEACHING WORK PARTICULARLY AMONG INDIAN AND BLACK MINORITIES WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AFRICA. HIS NOTABLE WORK ADMINISTRATIVE FIELDS NORTH AMERICA CROWNED FINAL NINETEEN YEARS INCALCULABLE CONTRIBUTION DEVELOPMENT WORLD CENTER WORLD-EMBRACING FAITH. PRAYING SHRINES BOUNTIFUL REWARD HIS NOBLE SOUL THROUGHOUT PROGRESS ABHÁ KINGDOM. EXPRESS LOVING SYMPATHY VALIANT BELOVED WIDOW PARTNER HIS SERVICES AND BEREAVED CHILDREN ADVISE HOLD BEFITTING MEMORIAL GATHERINGS EVERYWHERE BAHÁ’Í WORLD AND COMMEMORATIVE SERVICES ALL MASHRIQU’L-ADHKÁRS.

UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE


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  1. For an account of Amoz Gibson’s life and services, see BW 18:665–69.