YEARS MARRIED: 63
CHILDREN: 5
GRANDCHILDREN: 20
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: 21
YEARS IN THE DIACONATE: 37
WHAT THEY DO FOR FUN: “Travel. We have been to 101 different islands and countries, including Lourdes, Fatima and Knock. God has been so good!”
HIS ROLE IN THE CHURCH: “I have counseled, interviewed, and conversed with troubled people that want my help with their problems. Pat taught for 43 years at St. Justin’s.”
HIS MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: “Assisting at mass at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, her feast day, with 1.5 million people present”
HIS FAVORITE SCRIPTURE: John 21:15-17 ~ “Jesus asking Peter, ‘Do you love me?’ … I think we all need to do some loving.”