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Decker, William Alexander was born on February 20, 1952 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Christian and Elizabeth (Tally) Decker.
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William Alexander Decker, American Editor. Organizer, fundraiser, walker CROP (hunger) Walk, Des Plaines, since 1990;member Arthritis Foundation, Chicago, since 1992; adult religious education teacher Lutheran Congregations, since 1979. Member Bread for the World, Concord Coalition, Religious Public Rels. Council, Common Cause.
Education
Bachelor, Bucknell U., 1974; Master of Arts, Wheaton Graduate School, 1979; Master of Arts, Lutheran Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1987.
Career
News reporter, Grit Newspaper, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, summers 1970-1973; manager, editor publicity department, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Summer Institute of Linguistics, Republic of Philippines, 1974-1976; manager, editor publicity department, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Summer Institute of Linguistics, Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea, 1983-1985; editor, Town and Country Newspaper, Seneca, Illinois, 1979-1982; assistant editor, American Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 1986-1987; assistant to editor Lutheran Partners, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Chicago, 1988-1994; managing editor Lutheran Partners, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Chicago, since 1994. Member Associated Church Press, Phoenix, since 1988. Associate in ministry Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Chicago, since 1988.
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Organizer, fundraiser, walker CROP (hunger) Walk, Des Plaines, since 1990;member Arthritis Foundation, Chicago, since 1992. Adult religious education teacher Lutheran Congregations, since 1979. Member Bread for the World, Concord Coalition, Religious Public Rels.
Council, Common Cause.
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Married Cynthia Morris, August 8, 1981. Children: Kurtis William, Laura Elizabeth.
