I was only 21 years old and had just been elected Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus in Columbia, SC. Council 724 in Columbia had completed construction of a 16-story high rise for the moderate income ambulatory elderly known as Christopher Towers, which still exists today. I had invited the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus to be our keynote speaker along with Frank Mc-Guire, then head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecock men’s basketball team. That began a lengthy relationship with both men. Supreme Knight Dr. John McDevitt recruited me to go to work with the Knights ...