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“I have seen him in corridors of power speaking truth to the power,” said Sayyid M. Sayeed about Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson. Also, “No church or organization on earth can fight these mountains of bigotry alone. It is a collective responsibility.”
Retired ELCA pastor Ralph Eckard knew Marple for 48 years, including the 27 years he served as an assistant to LCA presidents and later bishops. "Dorothy and I served as colleagues from 1976 until the merger in 1988," Eckard said. "She was a prodigious worker and a great colleague in every sense of the word. She had a breadth of experience, which she could apply to any situation."
Marple's funeral service is set for Saturday, Aug. 13, at Upper Dublin Lutheran Church, Ambler, Pa. She is survived by a sister, Virginia Reynolds; nine nieces; and a longtime friend, Lois Leffler.
