Colonel Henry Gariepy (1930–2010) was a Salvation Army officer and the former national editor in chief and literary secretary for The Salvation Army which included The War Cry.[1] He retired in 1995. He held many other positions within the Army such as corps officer and youth camp coordinating officer in various locations in the USA. He continued to be very active though retired in the Salvation Army as a speaker, literary consultant, conference speaker and college teacher at the School for Officer Training in Suffern, New York, where new Salvation Army officers participate in a two-year educational program.
He was married to retired officer Colonel Marjorie Gariepy with four children, twelve grandchildren and a growing number of great-grand children. He died on Saturday, April 3, 2010.
Awards
editHe received the Order of the Founder in July 2007 - the highest honor that can be conferred by The Salvation Army [2]
Notable works
editToday, he is better known for his many publications; he is the author of more than 29 books and contributor to more than 50 works, ranging from devotional works to biography and history. One of his best known titles includes 100 Portraits of Christ. This work has been produced in nine editions, in several languages and also had 150,000 copies printed for Billy Graham.
Works include:
- Portraits of Perseverance
- Songs in the Night: Inspiring Stories behind 100 Hymns Born in Trial and Suffering
- Daily Meditations on Golden Texts of the Bible
- Man with a Mission
- When Life Gets Tough
- Light in a Dark Place
- Treasure from the Psalms
- Andy Miller: A legend and a Legacy
- A Salvationist Treasury
- Mobilized for God: History of the salvation Army Vol 8
- A Century of Service In Alaska
- A Pen of Flame (editor)
- Healing in the HeartLand
- Guidebook for Writer and Editors
- 40 days with the Saviour
- Challenge and Response
- General of God's Army
He has released a biography on Israel Gaither. "Israel L. Gaither: Man With a Mission" (2006) and now "Christianity in Action: The International History of The Salvation Army" (2009)