Henry Gariepy

Who is Henry Gariepy?

Colonel Henry Gariepy was a retired Salvation Army officer and the former national editor in chief and literary secretary for The Salvation Army which included The War Cry. He retired in 1995. He held many other positions within the Army such as corps officer and youth camp coordinating officer in various locations in the USA. He continued to be very active though retired in the Salvation Army as a speaker, literary consultant, conference speaker and college teacher at the School for Officer Training in Suffern, New York.

He was married to retired officer Colonel Margery Gariepy with four children, twelve grandchildren and a growing number of great-grand children. He was Promoted to Glory Saturday, April 3, 2010.

He received the Order of the Founder in July 2007 - the highest honor that can be conferred by The Salvation Army