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| | |birth_place=Springhill, Webster Parish<br>[[Louisiana]] | | |birth_place=Springhill, Webster Parish<br>[[Louisiana]] |
| | Resident of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana | | Resident of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana |
| − | |death_date= | + | |death_date=August 25, 2023 (aged 88) |
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| | |spouse=Carolyn Anne Byrd Alley<br> (married 1956-2023, her death)<br> | | |spouse=Carolyn Anne Byrd Alley<br> (married 1956-2023, her death)<br> |
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| | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
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| − | '''John Gallemore Alley''' (born December 10, 1934)<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-alley/johng-alley|title=John Alley|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref> is a retired [[Southern Baptist]] pastor from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], affiliated with the large Calvary Baptist Church. | + | '''John Gallemore Alley''' (December 10, 1934<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-alley/johng-alley|title=John Alley|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref> – August 25, 2023), was a [[Southern Baptist]] pastor from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], affiliated with the large Calvary Baptist Church there. |
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| | The current Calvary Baptist senior pastor, B. David Brooks, supervises a staff of twenty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calvarynet.net/connect/our-team1/|title=Our Team|publisher=Calvarynet.net|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref> Brooks joined the Calvary staff in 1979 at the age of twenty-three. He said that he still communicates with his predecessor nearly every day. "From day one he became my father in ministry and my father in life. He saw potential in me … He nurtured, developed, and held me accountable. Even in his retirement he continues to mentor me and clarifies the glory and power pf a local church where there is vision, leadership, hard work, and unity within a church."<ref name=LCarticle/> | | The current Calvary Baptist senior pastor, B. David Brooks, supervises a staff of twenty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calvarynet.net/connect/our-team1/|title=Our Team|publisher=Calvarynet.net|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref> Brooks joined the Calvary staff in 1979 at the age of twenty-three. He said that he still communicates with his predecessor nearly every day. "From day one he became my father in ministry and my father in life. He saw potential in me … He nurtured, developed, and held me accountable. Even in his retirement he continues to mentor me and clarifies the glory and power pf a local church where there is vision, leadership, hard work, and unity within a church."<ref name=LCarticle/> |
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| | + | In the summer of 2023, Reverend Alley died at the age of eighty-eight. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |