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In 1975, I moved to Washington, D.C., as assistant to Bill Bright, president of Campus Crusade for Christ. Bill and Ellen Armstrong were special friends who were very instrumental in working with us to share Christ with leaders in Washington. Forty years later, I serve in Congress and hope to model Armstrong’s example. On many occasions the Armstrongs would host luncheons or dinners where Dr. and Mrs. Bright shared Christ with leaders in Washington — one luncheon was attended by 93 members of Congress.
Time magazine wrote in the 1970s that there were three people in Washington who “thought” and everyone else followed. Bill Armstrong was one of those three. At a fundraising event I organized for Campus Crusade, Bill and Ellen Armstrong pledged $1 million, and 41 people followed with the same gift.
The world is a much better place because of God’s servant, Bill Armstrong.
Rep. Robert Pittenger, Charlotte, N.C.
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Sen. Bill Armstrong. Many who speak of him now hardly remember him as a senator. What they don’t know is that Armstrong and Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, while from different sides of the aisle, were always ready to help Colorado residents, Republican or Democrat. If you called their offices with a problem, their staffs were instructed to help in any way they could. We should hope that their legacies survive.
Doug Cramer, Parker
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