The Rev. James Kyle Terry, deacon of the Diocese of Kansas, died March 27 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, KS. He was 79.

Deacon Terry was born in Glasgow, MT. He graduated from Northeast Missouri State University in 1938 and the University of Kansas in 1973. He was ordained deacon in 1984. Deacon Terry served in the U. S. Air Force from 1940-71. He was a veteran of WW II, the Korean War, and was a commander and advisor during the Vietnam War. From 1972-77 he served as assistant director of the computer center at the University of Kansas. Deacon Terry was deacon of Trinity Church, Lawrence, KS. He is survived by his wife, Wilma, two daughters, two sisters, and six grandchildren.