Jim McClure, retired YDR editor and historian, to receive Four Chaplains award
James McClure, retired editor of the York Daily Record/York Sunday News, will receive the Legion of Honor award from the Four Chaplains' Memorial of York County.
The organization commemorates and honors the service of the Four Chaplains, including York’s own Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, who sacrificed their lives on board the U.S.A.T. Dorchester in World War II.
Through his years of public service, empowerment initiatives and dedication to the community, McClure, who also served as state editor for Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland for Gannett’s USA Today Network, has shown what it means to “serve the other,” according to a news release.
McClure is the author of seven books on York County history, the founder of the popular Retro York Facebook group and a partner in the Witnessing York history website. He also writes a weekly column for the York Sunday News.
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Another honoree
Sandra Lee (Smallwood) Kearse-Stockton was also chosen to receive the Legion of Honor award.
Originally from York, Kearse-Stockton is a veteran who spent 30 years in the military, retiring as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S Army. She has been a mentor for countless people and, along with her husband, has fostered more than 100 children.
She has also authored several books, with the most recent titled “There Is Always Room for One More,” according to the release.
Recipients will be honored during the annual Four Chaplains’ Memorial of York County Prayer Breakfast, 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, at The Wyndham Garden Hotel.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Jim McClure, Sandra Lee Kearse-Stockton to get Four Chaplains award
