Ordained June 11, 1927, Father Reavy became pastor of my home parish of St. Theresa of Avila in Rhodelia in March of 1932. He is pictured above, in his cassock, on his only mode of transportation in those early days. Thank God for horses! I guess it beats walking! However, I prefer my gasoline-powered car - without a cassock!
In 1933, a new highway was constructed to Rhodelia (2-1/2 away) to replace the impassible dirt road during the rainy season. He was pastor of my home parish during most of my father's teenage years. He was promoted to pastor of St. James in Elizabethtown in January 1937 - seven years before I was born.
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