By Dena Wood
The Times
Bill Graham is Remembered for Impacting His Community
The "warm and gentle" leader is credited with turning Dayton in the right direction
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Courtesy Photo Bill Graham at the party celebrating his retirement from the Dayton First Congregational Church in 1993.
DAYTON – Rev. William B. Graham wore many hats throughout the three decades he spent living in Dayton, where he served as pastor, mayor, council member, and concerned citizen.
Graham passed away peacefully, at age 85, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane on Aug. 24 and those who knew him and worked alongside him say the impact he had on his community is a legacy he can be proud to leave behind.
Graham moved to Dayton in 1982 and served as pastor of the Dayton First Congregational Church-UCC from 1983 until his retirement in 1993, when current pastor Marj Johnston said he became pas...
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