A tragic loss was suffered to this site and advocates of peace and justice throughout the world with the death of regular columnist Robert Kendall Thursday afternoon.

Robert died of a sudden heart attack while he was parking his car in the garage of the Seattle condominium building where he resided after returning from shopping at a local store.  

While it is a grave tragedy to lose Robert at a time when he was striving so mightily to express his enlightened views advocating a better world through his writings, the merciful element about his death is that it was sudden and devoid of the kind of sustained pain associated with so many deaths.

Robert Kendall was born June 26, 1927 in Stephenson, Michigan.  His lifelong role of a talented and successful striver was established early.  He won a "Trip to Hollywood" talent contest at Battle Creek's Kellogg Auditorium.  The anticipated prize was a screen test.