Memorial service for W. Dennis Grubb, Washington National Cathedral, November 16, 2021

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Description: This video shows the funeral service for former Peace Corps Volunteer W. Dennis Grubb, which took place at the Washington National Cathedral on November 16th, 2021. W. Dennis Grubb began serving in the Peace Corps at age 19 in 1961, shortly after the program was launched by then-President John F. Kennedy, Jr. Stills of the Cathedral's ceilings, stone carvings, and stained glass windows are shown throughout the first minutes of the service while an organ plays in the background. The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope, Provost of the National Cathedral, presided over the service. Journalist Maureen Orth, activist and philanthropist Timothy Shriver, Suleiman Vasti, and the Rev. Cope gave eulogies of Mr. Grubb in celebration and remembrance.
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Title
Memorial service for W. Dennis Grubb, Washington National Cathedral, November 16, 2021
Creator(s)
Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher
American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Created
2021-11-22
Issued
2024-03-21
Genre
memorial services
Topical Subject(s)
Funerals ; Volunteers -- Colombia
Subject(s) -- Corporate Name
Peace Corps (U.S.) ; Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)
Subject(s) -- Personal Name
Cope, Jan Naylor ; Orth, Maureen ; Shriver, Timothy
Continent
North and Central America
Country
United States
Region
District of Columbia
Rights Statement
Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
Local Identifier
PCCA_FOC_Grubb_0001
Related Work
W. Dennis Grubb Collection, Friends of Colombia Archive

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