A clergyman for much of his life, he retired from the church many years ago, but he has not been idle. He continued doing volunteer work until just a few months ago, when he gave it up because of illness.
他做了半輩子的牧師，雖然從教會退休多年，卻是退而不休，還在做義工，一直到前幾個月才因身體微恙，「剛剛把事情放下。」