IN MEMORIAM continued

RICHARD ICE

HAROLD PAUL

Harold Paul, president and former general secretary of the Baptist Association of South Africa (BASA), died on March 27. He was 49 years old. Paul was a member of the Baptist World Alliance

General Council, the Congress Committee and the Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) for the 21st Baptist World Congress. The LAC comprises Baptists in South Africa and assists in preparation for the congress to be held in the city of Durban in July 2015. Paul, an entrepreneur, founded two businesses, Simunye Event Marketing and Eagles Wings Promotions. He received degrees and diplomas from the University of Durban Westville, the College of Theological Education and Faith Bible College. BWA General Secretary Neville Callam said, “in his service to the LAC, Harold brought his characteristic enthusiasm, vigor, thoughtfulness and decisiveness.” He declared that the South African Baptist leader “gave himself to seeking solutions, identifying ways to get things done and making an effort to resolve whatever needed the consensus of the discussants.” “Harold was passionate about the coming BWA 2015 Congress,” said BASA General Secretary Ronnie Reddy. “Harold loved the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and had a passion for serving the Baptist Association.” He leaves children Theophilus and Cliantha. Funeral services were held on March 29.

Richard Ice, president emeritus of American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) and a longtime supporter of the Baptist World Alliance, died on March 15 in Alameda, California, in the United States. He was 83 years old. He pastored in Seattle, Washington state, for four years before serving with American Baptist Churches, USA, in several positions, including as vice president. He was president and CEO of ABHOW for 23 years until his retirement in 1995.

Ice was a former member of the BWA Commission on Freedom and Justice, the Commission on Religious Freedom and the Promotion and Development Committee. He chaired the board of trustees at Linfield College from 1994-2004 and that of the American Baptist Seminary of the West from 1987-1995. He held membership on the boards of the Graduate Theological Union, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board.

Ice earned degrees and diplomas from Centralia College, Linfield College, Berkeley Baptist Divinity School,and Harvard’s Advanced Management Program. He was conferred with honorary doctoral degrees by Linfield College and the American Baptist Seminary of the West. In 2011, he received the Religious Freedom Award from the American Baptist Home Mission Societies and the Dawson Religious Liberty Award. A memorial service was held on April 5 at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, California. Predeceased by his wife, Lucille, in 1992, he is survived by daughters Lorinda, Julianne and Diana.

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