Editing Lester Roloff (section)

== Death ==
Roloff had always had a fascination with flight.  He purchased his first airplane in 1954 and used it to travel between his various speaking engagements throughout the country. On November&nbsp;2, 1982, the same day that the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Mark White (Texas politician)|Mark Wells White]], the outgoing attorney general, unseated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[governor of Texas|Governor]] [[Bill Clements]], Roloff's plane crashed during a storm outside [[Normangee, Texas|Normangee]], Texas. Roloff and a ladies' singing trio from the home for adult women, along with another woman working at the home, were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/04/obituaries/lester-roloff-radio-preacher-68-dies-as-his-plane-crashes-in-texas.html|title=LESTER ROLOFF, RADIO PREACHER, 68, DIES AS HIS PLANE CRASHES IN TEXAS|last=Saxon|first=Wolfgang|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=1982-11-04}}</ref> White had vowed, if elected governor, to shut down Roloff's homes. The wreckage of the crashed airplane used to be a centerpiece of Roloff Park at [[Hyles-Anderson College]], a Bible college in [[Crown Point, Indiana]], partly named for the pastor [[Jack Hyles]].