John Darr, 88, minister, teacher and peace activist By Albert Amateau John Darr, a Village-born minister and teacher active for more than 50 years in peace, civil rights and social justice groups, died Sun., May 13, in Cabrini Hospice at the age of 88.
John Darr was born in New York, the son of the Reverend John Whittier Darr, pastor of the Spring St. Presbyterian Church, and Vera Campbell Darr. The Spring St. church, destroyed by fire more than 20 years ago, was noted for its abolitionism and as a haven for black Americans in the 19th century.
He joined the Army near the end of World War II and served in France until 1948. His marriage to a French woman while he was in the Army lasted less than two years. Back in the U.S., he joined the American Labor Party and ran for governor of New York State as an A.L.P. candidate in 1950. He then served as a representative of the World Council of Peace in Paris and Prague until 1952.
A son, Joshua Darr, died in 1985. In addition to his wife, a brother, Guthrie, of Columbia, S.C., survives. Redden's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Villager, The (New York, NY) - Tuesday, May 29, 2007
John Darr was born in New York, the son of the Reverend John Whittier Darr, pastor of the Spring St. Presbyterian Church, and Vera Campbell Darr. The Spring St. church, destroyed by fire more than 20 years ago, was noted for its abolitionism and as a haven for black Americans in the 19th century.
He joined the Army near the end of World War II and served in France until 1948. His marriage to a French woman while he was in the Army lasted less than two years. Back in the U.S., he joined the American Labor Party and ran for governor of New York State as an A.L.P. candidate in 1950. He then served as a representative of the World Council of Peace in Paris and Prague until 1952.
A son, Joshua Darr, died in 1985. In addition to his wife, a brother, Guthrie, of Columbia, S.C., survives. Redden's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Villager, The (New York, NY) - Tuesday, May 29, 2007
John Darr, 88, minister, teacher and peace activist By Albert Amateau John Darr, a Village-born minister and teacher active for more than 50 years in peace, civil rights and social justice groups, died Sun., May 13, in Cabrini Hospice at the age of 88.
John Darr was born in New York, the son of the Reverend John Whittier Darr, pastor of the Spring St. Presbyterian Church, and Vera Campbell Darr. The Spring St. church, destroyed by fire more than 20 years ago, was noted for its abolitionism and as a haven for black Americans in the 19th century.
He joined the Army near the end of World War II and served in France until 1948. His marriage to a French woman while he was in the Army lasted less than two years. Back in the U.S., he joined the American Labor Party and ran for governor of New York State as an A.L.P. candidate in 1950. He then served as a representative of the World Council of Peace in Paris and Prague until 1952.
A son, Joshua Darr, died in 1985. In addition to his wife, a brother, Guthrie, of Columbia, S.C., survives. Redden's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Villager, The (New York, NY) - Tuesday, May 29, 2007
John Darr was born in New York, the son of the Reverend John Whittier Darr, pastor of the Spring St. Presbyterian Church, and Vera Campbell Darr. The Spring St. church, destroyed by fire more than 20 years ago, was noted for its abolitionism and as a haven for black Americans in the 19th century.
He joined the Army near the end of World War II and served in France until 1948. His marriage to a French woman while he was in the Army lasted less than two years. Back in the U.S., he joined the American Labor Party and ran for governor of New York State as an A.L.P. candidate in 1950. He then served as a representative of the World Council of Peace in Paris and Prague until 1952.
A son, Joshua Darr, died in 1985. In addition to his wife, a brother, Guthrie, of Columbia, S.C., survives. Redden's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Villager, The (New York, NY) - Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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