New Area Authority Seventies
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Thirty-seven new Area Authority Seventies were sustained during the
173rd Annual General Conference April 5. Photos and biographies of four of
them D. Fraser Bullock, Stanley G. Ellis, G. Steven Laney and
Jeffrey C. Swinton were published Nov. 30, 2002. The remaining 33
are:
Luis G. Chaverri, 54, Guapiles, Costa Rica;
accountant; counselor in the presidency of the Costa Rica San Jose Mission;
former branch president, district president and stake president. Married
Julieta Leon Vargas; three children.
Ronaldo da Costa, 48, Brasilia, Brazil;
Church Educational System Coordinator; president of the Portugal Lisbon
South Mission; former bishop, stake president's counselor and stake
president. Married Cristiane Silva; four children.
Randy D. Funk, 50, Aurora, Colo.; attorney,
Gorsuch Kirgis LLC; gospel doctrine teacher and district Scout
commissioner; former bishop and stake president. Married Andrea Clyde; six
children.
Jose A. Garcia, 57, Panama City, Panama;
sales manager for silk and embroidery manufacturer; high councilor and
member of the Panama City Temple Committee; former branch president,
bishop, stake president, regional representative, and mission president.
Married Romelia Gonzalez Gonzalez; four children.
Robert H. Garff, 60, Bountiful, Utah; CEO and
Chairman, Garff Enterprises Inc.; gospel doctrine teacher; former bishop,
stake president, mission president, and regional representative. Married
Katharine Bagley; five children.
Julio G. Gaviola, 47, Manila, Philippines;
area distribution manager for the Church; stake Sunday School president and
institute teacher; former bishop, stake president and mission president.
Married Teresita Ta�galin; four children.
Francisco I. Gimenez, 51, Barcelona, Spain;
manager, Eucisa; former district president, stake president and mission
president. Married Margarita Borras Berges; one child.
Carlos A. Godoy, 42, Sao Paulo, Brazil; human
resource director, ZF South America; branch president, Sao Paulo Brazil
Missionary Training Center; former bishop, high councilor and mission
president. Married Monica Brand�o; four children.
S. Horacio Guzman, 51, Guanajuato, Mexico;
food sciences research specialist, INIFAP (governmental agency);
Church-service missionary; former bishop, stake president, regional
representative. Married Rosario Tovar; three children.
Yu Chen (Philip) Ho, 51, Taipei, Taiwan;
vice president, human resources, ABIT Computer Corp.; counselor in the
presidency of the Taiwan Taipei Mission, temple ordinance worker; former
bishop and stake president. Married Mei Li.
Beaver T. Ho Ching, 56, Pago Pago, American
Samoa; president and general manager, Ho Ching & Co.; president of the Pago
Pago Samoa Central Stake; former bishop and stake presidency member.
Married Judy Miller; seven children.
Robert Koch, 56, Zurich, Switzerland;
manager, steel manufacturing company; president of the Zurich Switzerland
Stake; former bishop and stake president's counselor. Married Myriam
Susstrunk; five children.
Barry Lee, 58, Flagstaff Hill, Australia;
manufacturing director, Cooper Standard-Automotive Australia Pty. Ltd.;
former branch president, bishop and stake president. Married Pauline
Ramsey; two children.
Miguel A. Lee, 47, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic; temple engineer, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple; bishop;
former stake president's counselor and stake president. Married Angelica
Rufino Gomez; three children.
Kuen (Tony) Ling, 51, Hong Kong; area
operations and maintenance manager for Church area office; stake
president's counselor in the Hong Kong Tolo Harbour Stake; former branch
president. Married Kam Wong; four children.
Lamont W. Moon, 62, Duchesne, Utah; sheep and
cattle rancher; president of the Duchesne Utah Stake; former bishop and
mission president. Married Gay Gillette; five children.
Alexander A. Odume, 46, Benin City, Nigeria;
supervisor, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund; recently released as
president of the Benin City Nigeria East Stake, and former branch president
and district president. Married Theresa Nwaokolo; eight children.
Adesina J. Olukanni, 46, Ikeja, Nigeria; head
of information technology department, West African Portland Cement;
president of the Lagos Nigeria Stake; former branch president and district
president. Married Folashade John.
Fernando D. Ortega, 51, Buenos Aires,
Argentina; human resource manager for Church area office; high councilor in
the Buenos Aires Argentina Escobar Stake; former branch president, district
president, stake president and mission president. Married Irma Endstorfer;
seven children.
Antonio R. Oyola, 46, La Paz, Bolivia; CES
instructor; high councilor, La Paz Bolivia Miraflores Stake; former bishop,
stake president's counselor, stake president and mission president. Married
Sonia Jimenez Pimentel; six children.
Adilson de Paula Parrella, 40, Sao Paulo,
Brazil; managing director, Kodak Polychrome Graphics; recently released
from the presidency of the Sao Paulo Brazil Taboao Stake; former branch
president and bishop. Married Elaine Finholdt; four children.
Luigi S. Peloni, 50, Verona, Italy; manager
of residential building department, AGEC; high councilor, Venice Italy
Stake; former branch president, district presidency member and stake
president. Married Adele Buzzacchi; one child.
Rafael E. Pino, 47, Miranda, Venezuela;
employment resource services manager for Church area office; counselor in
the presidency of the Venezuela Caracas Mission; former bishop, stake
president, and mission president. Married Patricia Villa Dassler; three
children.
Gelson Pizzirani, 51, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
chief information officer, TAM (Brazilian Airlines); counselor in branch
presidency at the Sao Paulo Missionary Training Center and former branch
president, bishop, stake president's counselor and stake president. Married
Mirian da Silva Sule; four children.
Gerold Roth, 53, Mondsee, Austria;
self-employed businessman in real estate, computers, and a plant manager;
president of the Salzburg Austria Stake; former bishop and stake
president's counselor. Married Gertraud Schmidinger; six children.
A. Kim Smith, 49, Short Hills, N.J.; vice
president, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; president of the Scotch Plains New Jersey
Stake; former bishopric member and high councilor. Married Julie Brown;
four children.
W. Blake Sonne, 60, Orlando, Fla.; retired
business executive; president of the Orlando Florida South Stake; former
bishop and stake president's counselor. Married Kay Bickmore; five
children.
Ronald A. Stone, 59, Midway, Utah; staff,
Provo Missionary Training Center; former bishop, stake president and
mission president. Married Robyn Pugmire; six children.
Subandriyo, 44, Jakarta, Indonesia; service
center manager for Church area office; president of the Jakarta South
Branch; former district president's counselor and mission president.
Married Steffi Hetarihon; four children.
Donald P. Tenney, 62, El Cajon, Calif.;
partner, Tenney, Wade & Seidlinger (CPA Firm); sealer in the San Diego
California Temple; former bishop, stake president's counselor and mission
president. Married Terry Milne; ten children.
Jose L. Torres, 43, Mexico City, Mexico;
director, Member and Statistical Records for area office; stake executive
secretary of the Mexico City Mexico Cuatepec Stake; former bishop, stake
president's counselor and mission president. Married Rosaura Guzman
Luque�o; three children.
Pita R. Vamanrav, 58, Nuku'alofa, Tonga;
self-employed contractor; president of the Nuku'alofa Tonga Central Stake;
former bishop, high councilor, and stake president's counselor. Married
Seini Pasi; six children.
Perry M. Webb, 53, Farmington, N. M.; president & general manager, Webb Automotive Group; stake missionary preparation class teacher; former bishop, stake president's counselor and mission president. Married Cindi Turner; eight children.

