George Beverly Shea turns 100
Associated Press - 2/1/2009 4:10:00 AM
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George Beverly SheaOn the ladder of life, George Beverly Shea says he's almost reached the 100th rung.
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Shea says he will be honored Monday evening with a birthday party at The Cove, a North Carolina facility of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Graham is among some 270 invited guests.
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The long-time Christian singer says he had a wonderful career singing at Billy Graham crusades. "I overwork the word 'privilege,' but I can't find anything better," he tells Associated Press. "It's been a great privilege to be associated with Billy and his son and his whole organization."
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He and Rev. Billy Graham have been friends for almost 70 years. "He's been a wonderful man to be with all these years," Shea shares. "I met him when he was 21 and I was 31. I was an announcer and singer at a radio station in Chicago."
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In the meantime, Shea has been receiving congratulations, including a birthday card that came in the mail from England's Queen Elizabeth.
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Shea is in remarkably good health and spirits as he completes his first century. When asked if there has been any secret to his long life, he recited a hymn about God's love and then broke into song.
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Photo image of George Beverly Shea talks at his home in Montreat, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Even at age 100, the songs that defined his career just seem to burst out of Shea, booming in a signature bass-baritone voice that can still quiet a room in an instant. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Note: Robert and Helen Adams had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Shea sing the night we both accepted Christ as our Saviour after the preaching of Mr. Billy Graham: the 1968 Kansas City Crusade . . . Singing, Preaching, Accepting, the route to eternity.
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