Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

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I retired in 2010 at the age of 71 after having served 42 years in the United Methodist Church as a pastor. I served the first 8 years of my ministry in Kansas West Conference and then transferred to the Louisiana Conference in 1976. My wife, Barbara, was from Louisiana and I met her in Seminary because she got her degree in Christian Education. In LA, we served Opelousas, Baton Rouge (Jefferson), New Orleans (Lake Vista), Houma, Ruston (Grace), Zachary, and Bogalusa. We had two children, David and Sandy. David, a Civil Engineer, and his wife Chantelle, a CPA, live in Prairieville about 10 minutes from us. They have 2 children: Jenna Rose is in 5th grade and 10 years old and Cooper Roy is 3 years old. We retired in Prairieville and bought a home to be close to our children. Sandy, our daughter, died in 2005 from acute leukemia. She was married to Greg Bryant and was an Instructional Technologist at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL; they did not have any children. Since retirement, we have found one of our favorite hobbies to be traveling. We travel with Zachary Tours and enjoy the bus tours we have made so far. It is wonderful to sit in church with my family and no longer have to worry about preparation of sermons and worship services. I have fond memories of living in the Phi Delta Theta house at Washburn; those were good days for me in college. But I do treasure these days of retirement with my family.