Today brings news of two devoted Presbyterian leaders passing to the Church Triumphant.

Last Sunday, December 2, the Very Reverend Thomas Torrance, went to be with the Lord.  He was an internationally renowned theologian at the University of Edinburgh, and served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1976.  In the US, he may be best know as the father of the Very Reverend Iain Torrance, the current president of Princeton Theological Seminary and also a past Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland serving in 2003.  There are a few news stories available and a press release from the Church of Scotland.

Elder Gene Sibery passed away last Thursday, November 29.  He served as the Vice-Moderator of the 209th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1997 and then served six years as chair of the PC(USA) Board of Pensions.  I was a commissioner to that GA and I found Gene to be approachable and friendly.  His leadership added to collegiality of that Assembly.  For more, see the PC(USA) Press Release.