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Arvella Schuller, Wife of Crystal Cathedral Founder Robert Schuller, Dies at 84"She was definitely the 'power behind the hour.' She was a natural leader, a strong leader. When there was a decision to be made, she made it without hesitation." -Marc Riley (Garden Grove, CA)—Arvella Schuller, who served as a producer of the "Hour of Power" television show and was one of the main creative forces of the Crystal Cathedral, in Garden Grove, California, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California, after a brief illness. She was 84. (Photo via ANS) In a statement, her grandson, Bobby V. Schuller, said she died "peacefully of natural causes." According to a story by Nicole Santa Cruz of the Los Angeles Times, "Though the Rev. Robert H. Schuller was the face of the once-global 'Hour of Power' television ministry, he was never alone. His wife, Arvella, was always behind the scenes, working to make sure everything ran smoothly." "She was definitely the power behind the hour," said Marc Riley, who started working with the Crystal Cathedral in 1994 as a musical assistant. "Arvella was the organist, and her husband preached from the roof of a snack bar," she said. "As the church grew into a multimillion-dollar empire, including the construction of the 10,000-glass-paned Crystal Cathedral in 1980, Arvella took on multiple roles. She served as an executive producer and program director for the 'Hour of Power' and helped develop numerous programs within the church, including the 24-hour crisis line. (Photo via ANS) "More recently, the church had fallen into hard times and filed for bankruptcy. Arvella was a familiar fixture in the courtroom during the proceedings, which eventually ended with the sale of the Crystal Cathedral campus to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in 2011. Riley said, "She was a natural leader, a strong leader. When there was a decision to be made, she made it without hesitation." "At services, it wasn't just the choir singing a hymn. Arvella brought in guest soloists and introduced the concept of an interviewed guest, whether it be Larry King or Naomi Judd." Mike Nason, a longtime family friend of the Schullers, told the LA Times, "Back in the '70s that really wasn't done in a mainline church." Cruz stated that Arvella was known for picking out her husband's suits and she helped edit her husband's sermons. She learned how to do maintenance around the house so he wouldn't have to. "I don't think he could have ever done and accomplished what he did without her," Nason said. "They were definitely soul mates." In 2000, for their 50th wedding anniversary, the couple renewed their vows at the Crystal Cathedral. Their son, Robert Anthony Schuller, whose wife Donna is a regular columnist for the Assist News Service officiated and the choir sang "Because," a song featured at their wedding. "Besides her husband of 63 years and their son, Arvella is survived by their daughters, Sheila Coleman, Jeanne Dunn, Carol Milner and Gretchen Penner; 19 grandchildren, two sisters and a brother," the story by Nicole Santa Cruz, concluded. "A private memorial service is planned."
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