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Commitment is a word that cannot stand alone. We must always ask, Committed to what? . . . . let us be committed to . . . using Jesus Christ as our master teacher.

Marvin J. Ashton

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Marvin J. Ashton
Age: 78 †
Born: 1915
Born: May 6
Died: 1994
Died: February 25
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