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ZACK ROSEN
Friday, May 16, 2008
Washington
resident
Daniel
Teitjen
Schellhorn
died
of
cancer
Tuesday,
April
22.
He
was
62.
Schellhorn
was
born
on
Oct.
29,
1945,
and
raised
in
New
Jersey.
He
moved
to
Washington
in
1963
to
attend
George
Washington
University,
and
eventually
became
the
co-owner
and
general
manager
of
Swift
Mailing
Service,
according
to
his
friend
Albert
N.
Hutchings.
During
this
time,
he
worked
with
Steve
Endean
of
the
Gay
Rights
National
Lobby
to
develop
a
direct
mail
campaign,
and
continued
to
work
with
Endean
as
the
latter
began
to
form
the
Human
Rights
Campaign
Fund.
Schellhorn
sold
his
business
in
1989
and
returned
to
school
to
get
his
undergraduate
degree,
graduating
Summa
Cum
Laude
from
the
University
of
the
District
of
Columbia
in
1993.
Schellhorn
also
had
an
ongoing
relationship
with
the
local
Metropolitan
Community
Church
and
the
Universal
Fellowship
of
Metropolitan
Community
Churches,
having
joined
in
1979.
He
had
served
on
the
board
of
directors
and
the
clergy
training
leadership
programs,
among
other
duties,
and
also
served
on
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Northwest
Settlement
House
and
the
Lancaster
Theological
Institute
in
Lancaster,
Pa.
Schellhorn
is
survived
by
his
brother
John;
sisters
Deborah,
Virginia
and
Mary;
two
nephews,
Joseph
and
David
Luptak;
as
well
as
other
nieces,
nephews
and
family
members.
Schellhorn’s
memorial
service
will
be
held
on
Saturday,
May
17,
at
the
Metropolitan
Community
Church
of
Washington,
474
Ridge
St.,
NW,
20001,
at
10:30
a.m.
In
lieu
of
flowers,
donations
may
be
sent
to
the
Lancaster
Theological
Seminary,
555
West
James
St.,
Lancaster,
Pa.,
17603.
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