From a young soldier in postwar Korea to U.S. ambassador during a nuclear crisis, the Rev. James T. Laney devoted much of his life to the Korean people and the pursuit of peace. Laney died Aug. 13 at age 98.
A few weeks into the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, Bishop C. Dale White of New Jersey joined a small delegation of religious leaders headed to Iran in hopes of fostering dialogue.
A United Methodist pastor and missionary, Harvey helped bring international attention to South Korea’s pro-democracy movement and spent decades advancing labor rights worldwide. He died April 16 at age 91.
