| 25 or 27 Mar |
The passing of Marion Jack (General Jack) at her pioneer post in Sofia, Bulgaria at the age of 87. She was born in Saint John, NB on December 1, 1866. [BWNS385, Never be Afraid to Dare p. 227; BW12p674-677]
She first learned of the Faith from Mason Remey while she was in Paris during her student days.
Marion Jack was one of the first to respond to the call of the Divine Plan performing pioneer service in Alaska and teaching in Toronto, Montreal and may other places. She also spent a good deal of time at Green Acre.
In 1930 or 1931 she returned to Haifa where she had been in 1908 and following the visit went to Sofia. During the early years there she attended the German summer school and made teaching trips to Vienna and Budapest.
She remained at her post until her passing encountering untold hardship due to poor health, the lack of money, the privations of the war and the subsequent communist rule.
See the Guardian's tribute dated the 29th of March. [CBN No52 May 1954 p1]
She was buried in the British Cemetery in Sofia. [CBN No 54 July 1954 p1]
A tribute to her was published as an insert to CBN No 63 April 1963.
See CBN October 1979 for tributes as well as a photo of her gravesite.
For her biography see Never Be Afraid to Dare by Jan Teofil Jasion published by George Ronald, 2001.
See also Marion Jack: Immortal Heroine by Jan Jasion.
See Bahá'í Chronicles. |
Marion Jack; General Jack; In Memoriam; Jan Teofil Jasion; Sofia, Bulgaria |
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