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New regional representatives

Published: Saturday, March 5, 1988

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Peter Burnett, 51, to serve the Leeds, Sunderland and Manchester England regions; member of the Dewsbury Ward, Huddersfield England Stake; former stake president, high councilor, bishop and counselor; garage proprietor; born in Batley, England, a son of Harry and Annie Wilson Burnett; married Sylvia Crich; four children.

Christian Euvrard, 35, to serve the Milan Italy Region; member of the Nogent Ward, Paris France Stake; former president of Italy Milan Mission, 1983-86; former stake president's counselor, mission president's counselor, district president's counselor and high councilor; served in the France Toulouse Mission, 1975-77; area director of Church Educational System; received master's degree in philosophy from University of Paris; born in Saint Mande, France, a son of Paul and Janine Euvrard; married Marie Francoise Drouot.Brian Martin, 41, to serve the Birmingham, Nottingham and Coventry England regions; member of the Croydon 2nd Ward, London England Wandsworth Stake; former stake president and counselor, mission president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop; served in the Finland Mission, 1966-68; accounting manager at electronics company; born in Langley, England, a son of Samuel and Kathleen Martin; married Maralynne Dilnott; four children.

Benigno H. Pantoja, 52, to serve the Talca Chile and South Chile regions; member of the La Florida 2nd Ward, La Florida Stake; patriarch; former president of Chile Vina del Mar Mission, 1982-85; former stake mission president, district president, and bishop; project engineer; born in Concepcion, Chile, a son of Carlos and Adriana Arratia Pantoja; married Mercedes B. Godoy; five children.

Teofilo Puertas, 49, to serve the Lima Peru South Region; member of the Los Jardines Ward, Trujillo Peru North Stake; former stake president, mission president's counselor, district president, and branch president; church Educational System regional coordinator; born in Uchucmarca, Peru, a son of Celso and Francisca Vega Puertas; married Maria Martos Rojas; five children.

M. Gonzalo Sepulveda, 36, to serve the Vina del Mar Chile Region; member of the Providencia Ward, Santiago Chile Las Condes Stake; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop; served in the Chile Osorno Mission, 1976-78; insurance and real estate broker; received bachelor's degrees in chemistry and business administration at the University of Chile; born in Valparaiso, Chile, a son of Oscar and Laura Sepulveda; married Adriana Guerra; three children.

Jorge Washington Ventura, 40, to serve the Montevideo and Duranzo Uruguay regions; member of the Montivideo 6th Ward, Montevideo Uruguay Maronas Stake; former stake president, high councilor; bishop and counselor; Church Educational System Associate Area Director; received college degree in geographical sciences; born in Montevideo, Uruguay, a son of Alfredo and Luisa Brignoli Ventura; married Lilian Fernandez; three children.

Hector Verdugo, 37, to serve the Santiago Chile East and West regions; member of the Los Alpes 1st Ward, Rancagua Chile Stake; former stake president and counselor, district president, branch president, and branch mission leader; telephone company worker; born in Santiago, Chile, a son of Hector and Emy Radrigan Verdugo; married Marcela Ibanez; three children.

Remus Gastaya Villarte, 38, to serve the Cebu, Cebu South, Legaspi and Naga Philippines regions; member of the Cebu 5th Ward, Cebu Philippines Stake; former stake president, district president, and branch president; regional real estate manager; received bachelor's degree in commerce; born in Bacolod City, Philippines, a son of Hirmilo C. and Elena G. Gasataya Villarete; married Yvonne L. Cawit; four children.

Edward Keith Wigglesworth, 49, to serve the Bristol and Southampton England regions; member of the Reading 1st Ward, Reading England Stake; former stake president and counselor, and branch president; lecturer at Berkshire College of Art and Design, and partner in family printing company; received bachelor's degree; born in Leeds, England, a son of Edward and Anne Wigglesworth; married Pamela Joy Harker; four children.