Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Robert Hales, one of the 12 apostles, or leaders, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Sunday at a Salt Lake City hospital, the church announced.
Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Hales had been hospitalized for several days for pulmonary and other illnesses, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Hawkins said the elder died "peacefully" surrounded by his wife and family.