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'''Timothy Francis LaHaye''', known as '''Tim LaHaye''' (April 27, 1926 – July 25, 2016), was a [[Christian]] pastor and prolific author with a concentration in end time prophecy. Writing more than eighty-five fiction and non-fiction works in his lifetime,<ref name="WSJ">Hagerty, James R. (July 29, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/evangelist-tim-lahaye-penned-best-selling-apocalyptic-book-series-1469806933 Evangelist Tim LaHaye Penned Best-Selling Apocalyptic Book Series]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> he was best known for his immensely popular ''[[Left Behind]]'' series, which he wrote with [[Jerry Jenkins]], although he has also been quite prolific in his books on general theology.<ref name="NYT">McFadden, Robert D. (July 25, 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/books/tim-lahaye-a-christian-fundamentalist-leader-dies-at-90.html?_r=0 Tim LaHaye Dies at 90; Fundamentalist Leader’s Grisly Novels Sold Millions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved Septemer 6, 2016.</ref>
'''Timothy Francis LaHaye''', known as '''Tim LaHaye''' (April 27, 1926 – July 25, 2016), was a [[Christian]] pastor and prolific author with a concentration in [[End Times]] prophecy. Writing more than eighty-five fiction and non-fiction works in his lifetime,<ref name="WSJ">Hagerty, James R. (July 29, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/evangelist-tim-lahaye-penned-best-selling-apocalyptic-book-series-1469806933 Evangelist Tim LaHaye Penned Best-Selling Apocalyptic Book Series]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> he was best known for his immensely popular ''[[Left Behind]]'' series, which he wrote with [[Jerry Jenkins]], although he has also been quite prolific in his books on general theology.<ref name="NYT">McFadden, Robert D. (July 25, 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/books/tim-lahaye-a-christian-fundamentalist-leader-dies-at-90.html?_r=0 Tim LaHaye Dies at 90; Fundamentalist Leader’s Grisly Novels Sold Millions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved Septemer 6, 2016.</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
LaHaye was born on April 27, 1926 in Detroit.<ref name="NYT"/> His father, a Ford autoworker, died when he was nine.<ref name="NYT"/> LaHaye served in Army Air Force during World War II, joining in 1944 and serving in Europe as a machine-gunner.<ref name="NYT"/>
LaHaye was born on April 27, 1926, in Detroit.<ref name="NYT"/> His father, a Ford autoworker, died when he was nine.<ref name="NYT"/> LaHaye served in Army Air Force during [[World War II]], joining in 1944 and serving in Europe as a machine-gunner.<ref name="NYT"/>
LaHaye graduated from [[Bob Jones University]] in Greenville, [[South Carolina]], in 1950 with a bachelor's degree, and after that he received a doctorate at Western Seminary in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].<ref name="NYT"/> He would also receive a doctorate at [[Liberty University]] later.<ref name="CT">Weber, Jeremy (July 25, 2016). [http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2016/july/tim-lahaye-dies-left-behind-coauthor-stroke.html Died: Tim LaHaye, Author Who 'Left Behind' a Long Legacy]. ''Christianity Today''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>
LaHaye graduated from [[Bob Jones University]] in Greenville, [[South Carolina]], in 1950 with a bachelor's degree, and after that he received a doctorate at Western Seminary in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].<ref name="NYT"/> He would also receive a doctorate at [[Liberty University]] later.<ref name="CT">Weber, Jeremy (July 25, 2016). [http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2016/july/tim-lahaye-dies-left-behind-coauthor-stroke.html Died: Tim LaHaye, Author Who 'Left Behind' a Long Legacy]. ''Christianity Today''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qWNtVYES8&feature=youtu.be Eulogy video of LaHaye]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qWNtVYES8&feature=youtu.be Eulogy video of LaHaye]
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