Occupation: Retired elementary school teacher

Short personal biography (100 words or less): Born: Pierce County, Georgia 1930 Received public education in Tampa, Florida, Graduated in 1947. Graduated from Marion Military Institute, Marion, Ala. in 1949(Assoc. in Sci.) Graduated from University of Florida, 1951 (BAEd) Served 3 years active duty in USCoastGuard 1951-1954. Master of Ed Degree from Univ. of Florida in Jan.'56. Taught in Public and Catholic Elementary Schools. As an Episcopalian from 1960 to 1993 elected to the Vestry in 3 parishes: Dallas, Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Plano, Tx..Coverted to Catholic Church 1993 at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Plano, Tx. Served as Lector and led the Donut Sunday activity for 2 years. Taught school at OLPH and St. Rita School in Dallas and OLPH in Mesa, AZ. and was involved in the Sunday religious training of elementary children at St. Garbriel Parish in Cave Creek, AZ.

Spouse: Anita

Children (names and ages): Leslie, daughter, age 53 Allison, daughter, age 50 Glenn, son, age 46

Parish Member (# of months/years): Since June, 2013

Ministry Involvement: Teacher Aide for faith formation class taught by Teresa Crable, Knights of Columbus, Donut Sunday volunteer

Motivating factors for seeking this position: To see if, at my age, it is still possible to make some small contribution in the life of the parish.