Fort Wayne, Indiana
1935 - 2022
DR. RICHARD LEONARD STANGER, passed away on March 2, 2022. He was a devoted pastor, faithful husband, caring father, and loving grandfather. Born Nov. 10, 1935, in Detroit, Mich., Richard graduated from Lake View High School in Chicago. He completed his undergraduate education at Elmhurst...
Read MoreDr. Stanger was an inspiration to the hundreds of students he touched while serving at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Many, many of us recall him as a good listener and source of solid counsel.
John Maxson
July 11, 2022
A major contribution of his time on earth was the decade he gave to MacMurray College and his influence on the lives of students and staff in several roles, especially as chaplain!
Carroll Moore Makemson
July 11, 2022 | School
Sorry to learn of the loss of this good man. He was our Chaplain at MacMurray College, and was well loved and respected. Condolences to his family.
Margaret Lamar King
July 11, 2022 | School
So sad to hear of this wonderful man's passing! I studied under and revered Dick's tutelage while at MacMurray College. He was instrumental in my entering the ministry and his guidance has stayed with me all these years. God's speed, wonderful Pastor!
David R. Hough
July 09, 2022 | School
Dear Allison, Karen, Robert and families: I extend my deepest and sincerest condolences on the passing of your father/grandfather. I have many fond memories of him and his ministry at Plymouth. It was through him that I returned to Christian faith at age 21 after being absent from it, as was the young adult custom, for some years. He had a superb gift of speaking with such depth and fluency and he knew how to hold people´s attention. I recall his officiating at my paternal grandfather´s...
Philip Darling
March 12, 2022 | Friend
