December 8, 2021
Johnson University announced via Facebook that “our friend and professor” Lee Richardson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 30. Tommy Smith, JU’s president, referred to Richardson as “Johnson’s Renaissance man.” Plus briefs from Racine (Mo.) Christian Church, National Bible Bowl, and more.
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