both individually and together." Among his heroes was Franz Jägerstätter, the Austrian farmer who was executed in 1943 for refusing to fight in Hitler's army. As recently as 15 May 2022, Kent took part in the annual ceremony in Tavistock Square, London, to honour conscientious objectors throughout the world. Personal life and death Kent married Valerie Flessati on 4 July 1988 and lived in Harringay, North London. Kent died on 8 June 2022, at home, two weeks before his 93rd birthday. At the time of his death Bruce was a Vice-President of CND, a Vice-President of Pax Christi, and Emeritus President of the Movement for the Abolition of War. See also List of peace activists Biography on personal website References External links Bruce Kent website National Portrait Gallery Images of Bruce Kent Interview about CND for the WGBH series, "War and Peace in the Nuclear Age" "My Favourite Books", Socialist Review Issue 191, 1995 Articles written by Kent in the New Statesman "The myths of the arms trade", The Tablet "The Abolition of War: The Politics of Realistic Utopianism", Disarmament Diplomacy 1929 births 2022 deaths People from Blackheath, London 20th-century British Roman Catholic priests Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford British anti–nuclear weapons activists British anti-war activists Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament activists Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Laicized Roman Catholic priests People educated at Stonyhurst College People from Harringay Royal Tank Regiment officers