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Rev Jenco dies at 61 after Beirut hostage ordeal
The Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, 61, a Roman Catholic priest held hostage in Beirut by Islamic radicals for 18 months in the mid-1980s, died Friday of cancer at St. Dominic Hillside. He underwent chemotherapy for pancreatic and lung cancer and served as associate pastor at St. Domitilla in Crutch Hillside. His friend Terry Anderson, former AP Middle East chief, recalled him as a holy man and mentor. Jenco wrote Bound to Forgive about his experiences and maintained forgiveness without forgetting the pain.
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