Oct. 28, 2012
Prescott, AS
Born in 1937, Joe attended Marquette High School in Tulsa, OK and graduated in 1955. After graduation, as an outstanding left handed pitcher, he was offered contracts by several major league teams. Instead he enolled in St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, TX in 1957. He later attended the North American College in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood in 19??. He served as an associate pastor at Christ the King Parish In Oklahoma City in 1967, then attended graduate studies in Washington D.C. at Catholic University. In 1970 he left the priesthood and completed his doctoral studies. He married Maureen Murphy and joined the faculty of Bucknell. During his 30 year tenure he taught courses in western religious history. Joe married Linda Diplock in 2002 and moved to Prescott, AS. He is survived by his wife, three children and their step children. He died on October 28, 2012.