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19-January-1999 
99021 
 
    Notes about People 
 
    by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
    Rev. Charles E. Terry, a former member of the General Assembly Council 
and a former stated clerk of the Synod of the Trinity, died on Jan. 5. 
    Terry, a graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological 
Seminary, served congregations in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 
and served as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force. 
    From 1961 through 1972, he served the Synod of Pennsylvania as 
assistant to the synod executive, director of public relations and 
permanent clerk. He served as stated clerk and treasurer for the Synod of 
the Trinity from 1972 through 1985. After his retirement he served as 
interim stated clerk for the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and for a short 
period as interim stated clerk of the Synod of the Trinity. Terry also 
served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as a member of the Presbyterian 
World Service Advisory Committee, and represented the Presbytery of 
Carlisle on the General Assembly Council until last June. 
    A memorial service was held at the Derry Presbyterian Church in 
Hershey, Pa., on Jan. 9. 
 
    # # # 
 
    Former General Assembly moderator Marj Carpenter has suffered a setback 
in her recovery from a broken leg sustained in a fall at her home in 
November. 
    Doctors have discovered that metal rods and pins inserted in 
Carpenter's broken right femur to hasten healing have slipped, and she will 
need surgery to reinsert the hardware properly. She is expected to be laid 
up at least until April. 
    During her convalescence, Carpenter will be staying with her son, Jim 
Bob, in Sarasota, Fla.  She may be contacted at 4594 Camino Real, Sarasota, 
FL 34231. The phone number is 941-922-6486. 
 
    # # # 
 
    Margaret E. Gurecky, the mother of a gay son, was recently named 
director of Presbyterian Parents of Gays and Lesbians (PPGL).  The 
organization was formed in 1994 as a pastoral-care ministry within the 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), to provide support for mothers and fathers 
who are struggling to understand and affirm their homosexual children. 
    Gurecky, a professional educator and a lifelong Presbyterian, is a 
former vice president of PPGL's board of directors. She and her husband, 
Milton, are members of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Flower Mound, Texas. 
    Gurecky succeeds Jane C. Loflin of Dallas, the PPGL founder, as 
director. Loflin retired in December. 
    To reach PPGL, call 972-219-6063. 

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