Elder W. Don Ladd, a former member of the Mormon Second Quorum of the Seventy, passed away peacefully in his home in Snellville, Ga., on Oct. 6, 2009. He was 76.

At his funeral in the Lilburn Georgia Stake Center, family members and friends remembered him as a great leader in LDS Church callings, work and home.

Representing the First Presidency at the funeral was Elder Ralph W. Hardy Jr., a North America Northeast Area Seventy. In his remarks, Elder Hardy recalled Elder Ladd's distinguished leadership in the church, specifically in the greater Washington, D.C., area.

Elder Ladd was called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy in 1994, where he served in the North America Northeast Area presidency from 1994 to 1997, the North America Southeast Presidency 1997-98 and the North America East Area Presidency from 1998 to 1999.

Prior to his call to the Seventy, Elder Ladd served in many capacities in the church, including regional representative, stake president and bishop. He served for more than 20 years as the chairman of Washington D.C. Public Affairs Advisory Committee.

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