Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 14, 1981
• Invested on: April 21, 1982

Born in Tennessee and educated at the American Baptist Theological Seminary, he came to Canada in 1950 and held pastorates in Manitoba. More recently in Halifax, his Christian leadership has been directed to social service projects including those for needy children, transients, poor families, the unemployed and the Black community. In all of these he has helped to restore human dignity to many people across the barriers of race and creed.