MUHJ63-86/374/Passing of Sylvia Ioas, Member of the International Bahá’í Council
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| ←373 | Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986 Passing of Sylvia Ioas, Member of the International Bahá’í Council |
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| 25 August 1983 |
To all National Spiritual Assemblies
374.1 SADDENED PASSING DEVOTED MAIDSERVANT BAHÁ’U’LLÁH SYLVIA IOAS.[1] HER LONG YEARS SERVICE DIVINE THRESHOLD CONSTANT SUPPORT CLOSE COLLABORATION HER DISTINGUISHED HUSBAND CROWNED BY HER APPOINTMENT BY BELOVED GUARDIAN AS MEMBER INTERNATIONAL BAHÁ’Í COUNCIL AND HER SUBSEQUENT ELECTION SAME HISTORIC INSTITUTION AND AS ITS VICE-PRESIDENT. HER GRACIOUS MANNER, CHEERFUL DISPOSITION, HOSPITABLE SPIRIT REMAIN AS INDELIBLE IMPRESSIONS HER FRUITFUL LIFE. FERVENTLY PRAYING HOLY SHRINES HER RADIANT SOUL MAY BE RICHLY REWARDED ABHÁ KINGDOM. URGE NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES HOLD BEFITTING MEMORIAL SERVICES.
- UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
Notes[edit]
- ↑ For an account of the life and services of Sylvia Ioas, see BW 19:611.
