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=====Bill Luttrell=====
Commissioner **Bill Luttrell** was commissioned in 1958.

^Commissioner Bill Luttrell||
^Rank|Commissioner|
^Session|Courageous|
^Birth Date|July 4, 1938|
^Death Date|August 11, 2024|
^Relations|[[Gwendolyn Shinn Luttrell|Commissioner Gwen Luttrell (wife)]]|

====Appointments====
^Appointment^Rank^From^Until^
|Cadet - [[College for Officers Training - Western Territory]]|Cadet| |1958|
|Corps Officer - [[Long Beach CA|Long Beach, California]]|Lieutenant|1958| |
|Chula Vista and Southeast Communities Corps| | |1962|
|Corps Officer - [[Redondo Beach CA|Redondo Beach, California]]| |1962| |
|Corps Officer - Inglewood Citadel| | | |
|Assistant Principal - [[College for Officers Training - Western Territory]]|Captain| |1977|
|Divisional Secretary - [[Intermountain Division]]| |1977|1978|
|Corps Officer - [[Portland Tabernacle]]| |1978|(1981)|
|Divisional Secretary - [[Southwest Division]]| | | |
|Corps Officer - [[San Diego Citadel]]| | | |
|County Coordinator - San Diego County, California| | |1986|
|Divisional Commander - [[Hawaiian Islands Division]]| |1986|1990|
|Principal - [[College for Officers Training - Western Territory]]|Major, Lt. Colonel|1990|1994|
|Secretary for Personnel - [[Western Territory]]|Colonel|1994|February 1998|
|Chief Secretary - [[Western Territory]]|Colonel|February 1998|August 1, 1999|
|International Secretary for the Americas and Caribbean - [[International Headquarters]]|Commissioner|August 1, 1999|March 1, 2000|
|Territorial Commander - [[Canada and Bermuda Territory]]|Commissioner|March 1, 2000|June 29, 2003|
|Territorial Commander - [[Western Territory]]|Commissioner (Post Retirement)|2004|January 2005|
|Divisional Commander - [[Sierra del Mar Division]]|Commissioner (Post Retirement)|(January 2011)|(June 2011)|

Before being appointed as divisional leaders, Luttrell and his wife served in a broad spectrum of ministries: corps officers in California and Oregon; four challenging, rewarding (sometimes heart-breaking) years at the Army's Manhattan Project, a residential treatment program ministering to youthful substance abusers.

====Promoted to Glory====
Commissioner Bill Luttrell was promoted to Glory Aug. 11 from Coronado, California.

Born July 4, 1938, Bill was introduced to Jesus at age 9 through the Greely (Colorado) Corps' Sunday school. He entered the [[College for Officers Training - Western Territory|School for Officers' Training (SFOT)]] in San Francisco from the [[Greely CO|Greely Corps]] and was commissioned with the Courageous Session in 1958.

Luttrell served throughout the [[Western Territory]], first in corps ministry at Long Beach Citadel, California, where he met his future wife, Gwendolyn Shinn. He then served at California's Chula Vista and Southeast Communities corps, before his marriage to Gwen in 1962 following her commissioning.

Together, the Luttrells served at the Redondo Beach and Inglewood Citadel corps in California before transitioning to Los Angeles family services, where they served at the Army's Manhattan Project, a residential treatment program for youth struggling with substance abuse. Later, Luttrell served s the men's chief side officer and as assistant principal at SFOT, where he orchestrated the training school's 1975 move from San Francisco to Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Luttrell served as Intermountain Divisional Secretary from 1977-1978 before returning to corps ministry at Portland (Oregon) Tabernacle Corps for three years. After a time as Southwest Divisional Secretary, Luttrell served as corps officer at San Diego Citadel and as San Diego County Coordinator until 1986.

Four years of divisional leadership in the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division followed, including expanding the work of the Army to the Marshall Islands. In 1990, Luttrell became SFOT Training Principal then Territorial Secretary for Personnel in 1994. He emphasized ministry to officers and their families, and employees, and was instrumental in establishing the territory's pastoral care team. He received the rank of colonel in 1995.

Luttrell was appointed Western Territory Chief Secretary in 1998, serving as such until Aug. 1, 1999, when he transferred to International Headquarters as International Secretary for the Americas and Caribbean with the rank of commissioner.

In March 2000, the Luttrells transferred to the Canada and Bermuda Territory as territorial leaders, serving there until their retirement in June 2003. The General briefly reactivated their officership in 2004, appointing them as Western Territory leaders. They retired from this appointment in January 2005 and moved to San Diego.

Again, from retirement, the Luttrells served as Sierra del Mar divisional leaders for the first half of 2011.

Commissioner Bill Luttrell is survived by Commissioner Gwen Luttrell, his wife of 62 years; their daughters, Laura (John) Luttrell-Boyer and Sharon (Fred) Schulze, and four grandchildren.

A celebration of life took place Sept. 15 at the San Diego Kroc Center.

====External====
  * [[https://salvationist.ca/archives-and-museum/people/bill-luttrell/|Bill Luttrell - Canada and Bermuda Teritory]]
  * [[https://caringmagazine.org/raders-watsons-celebrated-on-eve-of-their-retirement/|Raders, Watsons Celebrated On Eve of their Retirement]]
  * [[https://issuu.com/caringmagazine/docs/nfc4206f|Promoted to Glory]]