The Rev. Dr. Carl J. Westman

uurmapaThe Rev. Dr. Carl J. Westman, 93, died October 14, 2004 of congestive heart failure. He served in Gloucester, MA; Bridgeport, CT; Rochester, NY; Plainfield, NJ; Lakeland (Emeritus), Naples and Port Charlotte, FL. He was District Executive for Metropolitan New York and a Settlement Representative for Florida District. He spoke out forcefully in protection of the first amendment freedoms during the McCarthy era. He was also active in the civil rights movement. Surviving are his children, Marjorie A. Yasueda of San Francisco, CA; John W. Westman of Atlantic Beach, FL; and William W. Westman of Brasilia, Brazil, 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Janet Newton predeceased him in 2003.

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