Richard Fehr (15 July 1939 – 30 June 2013) was the seventh

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(international church president) of the

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from 22 May 1988 to 15 May 2005.

Life

Richard Fehr originally worked as a

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and married his wife on 8 September 1960. They had one son.

Term in office

He was ordained Chief Apostle by his predecessor Hans Urwyler at his bedside in the hospital. Because of the severe disease which made

Hans Urwyler unfit for service in July 1987, he entrusted Richard Fehr with his substitution and ordained him Chief Apostle Helper on 28 August 1987. On 3 May 1988, Fehr was ordained Chief Apostle by the very ill Urwyler. Fehr officially assumed this office on 22 May 1988 in

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. Fehr later ordained

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his successor on 15 May 2005 in Fellbach and officially asked him for his own retirement.

Health deterioration and death

Since the end of this mandate, he started to experience some health problems. In 2010 he suffered a stroke, which resulted in partial paralysis. After a short time of rehabilitation he progressed a little, in words of Leber. Finally, he died on the evening of 30 June 2013.

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