He worked as a reporter and served in the United States Navy, where he was stationed in Hawaii as a Lieutenant (junior grade).
He attended the Virginia Theological Seminary, which awarded him a Master of Divinity degree.
He remains married to the former Jerriette Kohlmeier[1] Upon being ordained a priest in 1959, Rev.
As Dean of Christ Church Cathedral (Louisville, Kentucky) from 1970 to 1986, he formed an inner-city street ministry to serve the poor and homeless, as well as facilitated civic, ecclesiastical and artistic events in the cathedral.
[2] While the controversy over ordination of women calmed somewhat, that concerning race relations continued.