Bishop (Len Whitten)'s brother killed (John Robert Whitten).The brother of Bishop Len Whitten of the diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111. of Western Newfoundland Newfoundland, breed of dog Newfoundland, breed of massive, powerful working dog developed in Newfoundland, probably in the 17th cent., and later perfected in England. It stands from 25 to 28 in. (63.5–71. was killed in a mine accident in Wabush, Nfld., on Feb. 13. Bishop Whitten said in an interview that his brother, John Robert Whitten, who was 72, owned a business that serviced an iron ore mine. Mr. Whitten was killed when he was pinned between his tractor tractor, in agriculture, vehicle used to pull such equipment as plows, cultivators, and mowers; to power stationary devices such as saws and winches; and to push snowplows and earth-moving implements. , which was stopped for refueling, and another that had slipped on the ice. Bishop Whitten's son, Christopher, was the doctor on duty at Labrador City when Mr. Whitten was brought in to the emergency room. The bishop estimated that between 700 and 800 people filed through the funeral home to pay their respects. Bishop Whitten delivered the homily homily (hŏm`əlē), type of oral religious instruction delivered to a church congregation. In the patristic period through the Middle Ages the focus of the homily was on the explanation and application of texts read or sung during the at his brother's funeral. Mr. Whitten leaves his wife, Joan, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in Calgary. Staff |
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