L. Douglas Brown

R.(sic) Douglas Brown, who served from 1941 to 1943, was a handsome, single young man of Baptist background who inadvertently incited the mothers of the parish to try and marry off their eligible daughters.

"[1] March 15, 1944 he received transfer papers to the Diocese of Tennessee and served at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Memphis.

He was still listed in the Memphis area throughout 1947, but by June 1948 he was studying at the Roman Catholic Loyola College, Montreal, P.Q.

Without a doubt he will always be remembered as the man who brought the long time dream of a separate school to reality.

This included a free dental clinic in the basement of the rectory, as well as major and beautiful changes to the sanctuary and church as a whole.

He was a very social person and had many functions like the Open House at the new rectory in September of 1956, as no formal ceremony had been held since its erection.

A community-minded priest, he gave land for the new Scout Hall and underwrote the cost of many church, school, and community project.

His first cousin was a licensed dentist in Hamilton, Ontario and perhaps he offered training and equipment when L.. Douglas Brown described the need for these services in the community.

His dentist chair and dental instruments were donated to Haldimand County Museum & Archives (Cayuga, Ontario) by St. Stephen's in 2006.