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The Pro-Life movement mourns the loss of Guy Condon. Guy, 46, was president of Care Net. He died in an automobile accident on Saturday, November 11, 2000. He had just delivered a keynote address at the Capital Hill Pregnancy Center in Washington D.C. and was driving home.
  Guy was a longtime advocate for the cause of life. A native of Boston, he was a graduate of nearby Gordon College and of the Graduate School at Wheaton College in Illinois. Before joining Care Net, Guy served as president of Americans United for Life (AUL). He was president of Care Net from 1993 to 2000. Under his leadership, Care Net grew to a network of over six hundred pregnancy centers in the United States and Canada.
Guy was tireless and passionate in advancing the work of pregnancy centers. His heart was broken over a generation that readily embraced the sacrifice of innocent life as an acceptable solution for the difficulty of unplanned pregnancies. He grieved for both the loss of the unborn and the women who were deceived into believing that abortion was their only way out. Guy knew that helping women in crisis offered opportunities for sharing and demonstrating the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Shortly after joining Care Net, Guy said, "By reaching out to women one by one and offering them practical alternatives to abortion, we can make a positive and life-affirming difference."
Those who knew Guy esteemed his gift of leadership and his commitment. Care Net board chairwoman Susan Olasky said: "The Pro-Life movement has lost a true leader. Guy was a bridge builder with a rare combination of intellect and compassion. His tireless commitment to all those affected by abortion was inspiring to all of us." Ray Sanders, executive director of the Houston Texas CPC spoke of his friend, "When I think of Guy, I see a humble man, who just by his meek, contemplative way seemed always to seek what God would have him say."
During recent years, Guy's greatest desire was to help pregnancy centers expand their outreach to abortion-vulnerable women. Under his guidance, Care Net launched its Campaign of Compassion in 1996. The goal was to use effective marketing strategies to persuade women in crisis to contact their local pregnancy centers. The campaign includes thousands of billboards that advertise Care Net's toll-free number. Annually, the campaign refers about 60,000 clients to pregnancy help centers.
One of Guy's greatest contributions is his recently completed book about men and abortion. Guy knew that men, as well as women, often struggle with the guilt and despair that linger long after the abortion has taken place. Guy wrote this book to share a pathway of healing for men dealing with post-abortion issues. The book's introduction outlines its purpose: "This book is written to help the courageous men who want to stop dodging and running from the sins and failures of the past. ... [It will help] every man who wants to stop allowing the past to dictate who he is right now." Fatherhood Aborted is scheduled to be released by Tyndale House this summer.
Guy will be greatly missed by those with whom he served at Care Net. Lynn Bisbee, Care Net's vice president of Care Center Services said: "I have been greatly blessed and learned so much from serving under Guy's leadership. His commitment to serving others and living out the Gospel were extraordinary." Care Net Interim President, Robert Harvey, who knew and worked with Guy for fifteen years, said: "Each one of us at Care Net will miss him terribly. We are blessed to have the legacy that Guy built, and we know that his greatest desire would be to see his vision for Care Net continued."
Guy is survived by his wife, Linnie, and four daughters, ages twelve to nineteen. A special fund known as the "Condon Family Scholarship and Love Offering" has been set up to assist the family. Checks made payable to "Romans VIII" can be sent to Care Net at 109 Carpenter Drive, Suite 100, Sterling, Virginia, 20164.
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