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3-Februray-1997 
97054 
 
                        Notes about People 
 
                      by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
     Former General Assembly moderator Price H. Gwynn III underwent surgery 
for prostate cancer Feb. 6 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.  A 
recuperation period of six to eight weeks is expected. 
     Gwynn is currently chair of the board of directors for the 
Presbyterian Publishing Corporation. 
 
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     Funeral services were held Jan. 20 at Riverdale (N.Y.) Presbyterian 
Church for Charlotte Hostetter, 62, a longtime leader in Christian 
education and women's ministries in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  She 
was killed in an automobile accident Jan. 16. 
     Charlotte's husband, the Rev. Donald Hostetter, suffered minor 
injuries in the accident. Former director of the Presbyterian Center at 
Holmes (N.Y.) and currently coordinator of The Consultants Network for 
Presbyterian camp and conference ministry, Donald is moderator-elect of 
Hudson River Presbytery. 
     Charlotte Hostetter is survived by Donald; two sons, Mark and 
Jonathan; a grandson, Forest Wolf Neikirk; and a sister, Jackie Lowe. 
     A memorial fund has been set up for Charlotte at the camp.  Gifts in 
her memory may be sent to Presbyterian Center at Holmes, 183 Denton Lake 
Road, RR1 Box 183, Holmes, N.Y. 
 
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     Frances Young, wife of longtime Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 
Foundation official Terry Young, died Jan. 26 in Charlotte, N.C., after a 
lengthy illness. 
 
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     Abraham Torres, president of Presbyterian Pan American School in 
Kingsville, Texas, since 1990, has resigned, effective Feb. 15.  His 
service to the school continues until May 23. 
     Torres, a former member of the General Assembly Council of the 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was credited during his tenure at Pan American 
with restoring the close ties between the school and the church. 
Presbyterian pan American School was founded in 1912 as Tex-Mex 
Presbyterian School. 
     The Pan American board has hired the Rev. Jerry Tomkins as interim 
president.  Tomkins just retired as president of Presbyterian Childrens' 
Homes in Austin, Texas.  He has also served the Presbyterian Church as 
vice-president of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. 
 
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     The Rev. Timothy A. Dearborn, a Presbyterian Minister, has been named 
a director of the Institute for Global Engagement of World Vision 
International, the largest privately funded Christian relief and 
development organization in the world.  He will be responsible for World 
Vision's partnerships with churches and educational institutions and the 
development of educational programs for World Vision staff and other 
organizations. 

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