Billy Graham Evangelistic Association spokesman Brent Rinehart said Shea died in Asheville after a brief illness.

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Mr Graham founded two of the most powerful organisations in post-war evangelicalism, Christianity Today and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

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Since then, he has remained "in good overall health ... though he continues to remain at home due to age-related conditions, " according to the hospital and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

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Graham, a resident of Montreat, about 18 miles east of Asheville, has provided counsel to generations of U.S. presidents, beginning with Harry S. Truman, and is the founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

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