11 notable Christian figures who died in 2021
William Horne – Aug. 14, 2021
William Horne II, a city manager of Clearwater, Florida, who also served as vice president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, died of what was believed to be a heart attack.
Horne was elected vice president by the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the position being the highest a layperson can hold in the mainline Protestant denomination.
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In addition to the ELCA vice president position, Horne had also served as the vice president of the Florida-Bahamas Synod and on the ELCA Church Council as a member.
"Bill was a man of absolute integrity and a deep, living faith in the grace and love of Jesus. Bill embodied the Lutheran understanding of vocation as husband, father and city manager," said ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton in a statement.
“Bill was energized by being the churchwide representative to synod assemblies. His leadership was strong, thoughtful and wise.”
