Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926–July 21, 2004) was ordained an apostle by N. Eldon Tanner on July 23, 1981, following the calling of Gordon B. Hinckley as a third counselor in the First Presidency, and was sustained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 3, 1981. He had also served as a General Authority of the Church since 1974. He died in his native Salt Lake City, Utah, from leukemia that was diagnosed in 1996.

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External links

• Deseret News article on Maxwell's passing (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595079013,00.html)
• Salt Lake Tribune article on Maxwell's passing (http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2381232)
• Official Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release (http://www.lds.org/newsroom/showrelease/0,15503,3881-1-19712,00.html)
• KSL TV funeral story (http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=39&sid=109151)
• Salt Lake Tribune funeral article (http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2383717)
• Deseret News funeral article (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595080351,00.html)