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The service will be conducted by Charles R. Lindsay, a Philadelphia fire chaplain and friend of Mr. Dolan’s. — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, "Brian F. Dolan, 45, Philadelphia firefighter and Navy veteran," 14 May 2018 The company chaplain and auxiliary vice president has been an auxiliary member since 1974 and fire company member since 1977. — David Anderson, The Aegis, "Level Volunteer Fire Company celebrates 65 years of service to its community," 8 Mar. 2018 Within about 20 minutes, the four chaplains and 670 others went down with the ship. — Aric Chokey, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Ceremony honors Four Chaplains who saved sailors in World War II," 28 Jan. 2018 Photos of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, a 98-year-old nun who has been the Loyola Ramblers' team chaplain since 1994. — Ted Gregory, chicagotribune.com, "Becoming a bobblehead without getting big-headed: Sister Jean dishes on Loyola's NCAA run, her abrupt fame and her advice to Charles Barkley," 25 May 2018 Conroy was a popular teacher, coach and adviser at Beaverton's Jesuit High School, serving on the staff from 2004 until 2011, when he was tapped to be House chaplain. — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, "Chaplain from Oregon sworn back in by U.S. House speaker Ryan," 8 May 2018 Thornton had been chaplain for Marine Forces Reserve based in New Orleans. — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, "Navy chaplain fired after he’s caught on video having sex at a New Orleans bar," 4 Apr. 2018 Remember back when Sister Jean was just the cute 98-year-old Loyola-Chicago team chaplain? — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Sister Jean Divides Basketball Twitter With Final Four Press Conference," 30 Mar. 2018 Conroy has served as the chamber's chaplain since 2011. — Fox News, "Ryan allows Rev. Patrick Conroy to keep job after House chaplain rescinds resignation," 2 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chaplain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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