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• Westminster Presbyterian Church In-person and live streaming service on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Both services are available to watch from the church’s website at wpcama.com, click on Sermons. If you would like to participate in person, please bring a mask. We are following both local and federal guidelines concerning gatherings, sanitation and distancing. Childcar
Memorial service held for Congressman-elect Luke Letlow
Memorial service held for Congressman-elect Luke Letlow after dying from COVID-19 complications By KNOE Staff | January 2, 2021 at 2:22 PM CST - Updated January 2 at 6:14 PM
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
The memorial service for Letlow was held Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe. If you missed the service,
click here to watch it on YouTube.
The following is from Kilpatrick Funeral Homes & Cemeteries:
Congressman-elect Luke Joshua Letlow, from Start, Louisiana, passed away from complications due to COVID-19 on December 29, 2020. He was born to Johnny and Dianne Letlow on December 6, 1979, in Richland Parish, Louisiana.
Who was Luke Letlow?
Born in Start, west of Monroe, Luke Joshua Letlow was raised by Dianne and Johnny Letlow. The youngest son in the family dubbed as âa ninth-generation Louisianianâ graduated from Ouachita Christian High School and then studied at Louisiana Tech University in 2003 to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. Interestingly, he has worked as an intern for John Cooksey in 2000 when Cooksey represented Louisiana s 5th congressional district and worked for US Representative Bobby Jindal during Jindal s tenure from 2005 to 2008.
Letlow served as chairman of the Louisiana Tech College Republicans in 2001 and as the State Chairman of the Louisiana Federation of College Republicans in 2002. He served as campaign manager for Ralph Abraham and soon became his chief of staff during his three-term tenure. Recently, in a run-off election on December 5, 2020, he defeated State Representative Lance Harris.
Many Northeast Pennsylvania ensembles found new ways to share their talents this holiday season.
When the coronavirus pandemic left them unable to hold in-person concerts and fundraisers as usual, they moved their efforts online. Hereâs how you can stream these local performances from the safety of quarantine.
âHarkâ
The Scranton Shakespeare Festival put together a virtual variety show featuring a series of holiday music videos by festival alumni and Northeast Pennsylvania natives alongside host and season regular Conor McGuigan. Proceeds benefit the festivalâs upcoming 10th season. The show will be available to download until the new year.
Details: Tickets cost $20 for an individual download, $40 for a family download and $15 for the album only.
Dr. Marc Siegel calls the congressman-elect’s death a ‘rare situation,’ reacts to recent coronavirus news on ‘Fox & Friends.’
Louisiana Republican Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who was scheduled to be sworn in on Sunday, died Tuesday evening from complications related to COVID-19.
The incoming representative for Louisiana s 5th Congressional District, 41, was first admitted to a hospital on Dec. 19 and later transferred to LSU Health Shreveport in critical condition and apparently suffered a cardiac event on Tuesday that led to his death, Shreveport Dr. G.E. Ghali told NOLA.com.
Letlow s passing has inspired his friends, family and acquaintances to share sympathetic messages and fond memories of the young father of two on social media, highlighting Letlow s life and accomplishments before he was elected to serve his home state in Washington, D.C.