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KATHLEEN BROWN (LADY HORNELL) page 172 |
Was elected to the National Assembly in 1936 and served until
1945. She pioneered to Nottingham in 1946 where she later
married Sir William Hornell. Her next pioneer post was in
Belfast in 1952, then to Venice (1960–1965) and later to Sardinia
(1965–1968). She returned to London to live at the home of her
son-in-law, Hand of the Cause, H. M. Balyuzi. She passed away
in September 1977 and the Universal House of Justice cabled:
“PASSING LADY HORNELL ROBS BRITISH COMMUNITY ONE OF FEW
REMAINING LINKS EARLY DAYS FAITH. HER UNWAVERING FAITH
CONSTANT DEDICATED SERVICES PIONEER TEACHING ADMINISTRATIVE
FIELDS OVER SO MANY YEARS ASSURE HER HIGH STATION
ANNALS CAUSE PROVIDE SHINING EXAMPLE PRESENT FUTURE
GENERATIONS. ADVISE HOLD BEFITTING MEMORIAL MEETING.
ASSURE ARDENT PRAYERS SACRED THRESHOLD PROGRESS HER LOVING
SOUL ABHÁ KINGDOM.”
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