Life of slain central Pa. aid worker celebrated

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania man killed while on a medical mission in Afghanistan was remembered Sunday for his humor, his zest for life and his commitment to making the world a better place.

Almost 900 people packed Bright Side Baptist Church for a memorial service for 40-year-old Glen Lapp of Lancaster. He was killed along with nine other relief workers after leaving remote Nuristan province on Aug. 5. The Taliban has taken responsibility.

His sister-in-law, Mary Ellen Francescani, told the gathering that Lapp “led an abundant life.”

His cousin, Joe Lapp, said: “He did not spend his life working in vain. He gave assistance to people the rest of the world had forgotten.”