Fr. Rich was a priest in the Albany Diocese for 45 years. He served as an associate pastor here at St. Thomas in the 70’s and later resided with his St. Thomas Family before entering eternal life in 2015. During his priestly ministry he worked in Guatemala & was instrumental in developing the Sister Diocese Project which joined parishes from the Northern Hemisphere with the our neighbors in the Southern Hemisphere to work for the common good of all! He was a founding father of Pueblo to People here in our Albany Diocese’s and at St. Thomas!