Meet The Deacon Class of 2010.
Published February 18, 2010
Deacon Robert G. Brunton
Age: 53
Date of Birth: October 23, 1956
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Family: He and his wife, Marianne, have been married for 31 years. They have four children, Eric, Katie, Courtney and Emily.
Education: Law degree, Fordham University School of Law, N.Y., 1982; bachelor of arts in history, Fordham University, 1978; Xaverian High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1974.
Work Experience: Vice president, chief litigation counsel, World Financial Group, Inc., Duluth, 2004-present; counsel and partner, Kutak Rock LLP, New York and Atlanta, 1994-2004; senior vice president, senior counsel, Prudential Securities Inc., N.Y., 1987-1994; vice president, associate general counsel, E.F. Hutton and Company Inc., 1981-1987; trial preparation assistant, Kings County District Attorney’s Office, 1978-1981.
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, movies, sports.
Parish Ministries: Life Teen, middle school catechesis, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, altar server training.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Ministry for disabled persons.
Parish Assignment: St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.
Most Admired Person: St. Thomas More
Deacon Frank P. Devereux
Age: 60
Date of Birth: Oct. 12, 1949
Place of Birth: New York City
Family: He and his wife, Marie, have been married for 30 years, and they have two children, Michelle and Patrick, and two grandchildren.
Education: Bachelor of arts in philosophy, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1972; bachelor of science in engineering technology, civil engineering, Southern Technical Institute, Marietta, 1982.
Work Experience: Self-employed since 1988 with B.F. Dyer & Henning, Inc., which provides land surveying and construction staking services.
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, light carpentry, and playing with country skills like making hard cider, preserving smoked meat, sun-drying fruits and vegetables.
Parish Ministries: Divine Mercy, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, hands-on charity.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Focolare lay movement.
Parish Assignment: St. Joseph Church, Marietta.
Most Admired Person: St. Therese of Lisieux
Deacon Dayle H. Geroski
Age: 62
Date of Birth: December 17, 1947
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio
Family: He and his wife, Kathleen, have been married for 23 years.
Education: Bachelor of science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., 1970; master of science in physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1973; doctorate in physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1980.
Work Experience: Professor in the department of ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, where his area of research is developing improved modalities for delivering drugs to treat ocular disease.
Hobbies and Interests: Photography, music, fly-fishing.
Parish Ministries: Lector, eucharistic minister, eucharistic minister to homebound, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Knights of Columbus.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Hospital and hospice ministry; ministry to homebound.
Parish Assignment: Holy Cross Church, Atlanta.
Most Admired Person: Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Deacon Robert J. Hauert
Age: 58
Date of Birth: June 5, 1951
Place of Birth: Berwyn, Ill.
Family: He and his wife, Louise, have been married for 37 years and have four children, Rebecca, Matthew, David and Elizabeth, and four grandchildren.
Education: Bachelor of arts in English from St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas, 1973.
Work Experience: Twenty-five years of experience as a sales representative and sales manager for various technology companies. Currently employed by the state of Georgia, Georgia Technology Authority, in the office of data sales.
Hobbies and Interests: Computer technology and other electronic gadgets, boating and reading.
Parish Ministries: Choir member, eucharistic minister, Knights of Columbus, men’s Bible study, RCIA and OCIA, lector, and adult education.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Adult education and hospice chaplaincy.
Parish Assignment: St. Stephen the Martyr Church, Lilburn.
Most Admired Person: Thomas Merton
Deacon Robert G. Klein
Age: 57
Date of Birth: August 11, 1952
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Mo.
Family: He and his wife, Janet, have been married for 35 years and have two children, Rachel and Bobby.
Education: Bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
Work Experience: 21 years of experience as sales representative with Prisco/Printers’ Service, selling supplies to the printing and graphic art industry.
Hobbies and Interests: Play and referee ice hockey as state supervisor for USA Hockey; “Bad golfer but love it.”
Parish Ministries: Life Teen, OCIA, eucharistic ministry to the sick, marriage couple sponsor.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Service Saturdays with parish teens and their parents; hospice and the homebound
Parish Where Assigned: St. Ann Church, Marietta
Most Admired Person: Al Fustine
Deacon Edward L. Krise
Age: 68
Date of Birth: June 4, 1941
Place of Birth: Ridgway, Pa.
Family: He and his wife, Carole, have been married for 45 years, and they have two children, Kerri and Edward, and three grandchildren.
Education: Bachelor’s in business administration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Work Experience: He worked as the regional credit manager at IBM Corp, Detroit, Mich., 1968-1978; and CourierSouth, Inc., in Norcross, 1978 to present, where he is the owner and president.
Hobbies and Interests: Family, golf and gardening.
Parish Ministries: Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Council 11402;
Parish Ministries of Interest: Caregivers, marriage preparation.
Parish Where Assigned: All Saints Church, Dunwoody.
Most Admired Person: Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue
Deacon Ronald J. Manning
Age: 48
Date of Birth: April 10, 1961
Place of Birth: Walnut Creek, Calif.
Family: He and his wife, Denise, have been married for 27 years. They have three children, Michael, Megan and Jacob.
Education: Education major at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.
Work Experience: JohnsonDiversey Inc., Racine, Wis., market development manager; Ecolab Corp., St Paul, Minn., corporate account manager; Domino’s Pizza, Tampa, Fla., owner and franchisee; Midmark Medical, Versailles, Ohio, regional manager.
Hobbies and Interests: Family, waterskiing, tennis and movies.
Parish Ministries: St. Vincent de Paul Society, Knights of Columbus, Retrouvaille and Missionaries of the Poor.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Marriage preparation.
Parish Assignment: St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw.
Most Admired Person: Pope John Paul II
Deacon Julio Martinez
Age: 56
Date of Birth: April 22, 1953
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Family: He and his wife, Minnie, have been married for 28 years.
Education: Four years of studies in law enforcement from the United States Army; two years of studies at the Catholic University of Puerto Rico in business administration; computer training, Technology Institute of New York.
Work Experience: Worked in law enforcement with the U.S. Army Military Police Division, beginning in 1970; worked in the Army Criminal Investigation Division; worked for 21 years for the U.S. Justice Department as a senior officer specialist collaborating with federal/local/state agencies in transporting inmates around the country.
Hobbies and Interests: Pets (seven cocker spaniels), percussion drums at church and loves all types of music, gardening, decorating the church for the holidays, collecting HO trains, and vacationing at the beach.
Parish Ministries: Vice chairman for the Multicultural Committee (1997-2008), adult sacramental education, pastoral care for the sick, eucharistic minister, St. Vincent de Paul Society, parish choir, and Envision program (evangelization committee).
Parish Ministries of Interest: Pastoral care for the sick, St. Vincent de Paul Society, choir, eucharistic minister, sacramental education, and multicultural activities and programs.
Parish Assignment: St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro.
Deacon John Paul McGuire
Age: 56
Date of Birth: January 26, 1954
Place of Birth: New York City
Family: He and his wife, Dawn, have been married for 28 years, and they have two children, John Wilson and Mary Rose.
Education: Bachelor of arts in English and education, University of Miami, 1993; master’s of education in language and literacy, University of Georgia, Athens, 2000.
Work Experience: Educator for 18 years, teaching in Decatur and Towns County schools, where he is a history and special education teacher. He is also involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a football coach.
Hobbies and Interests: Playing guitar, spending time with his wife and children; working on our home, study, exercising, simplifying, dreaming of travel.
Parish Ministries: Secular Franciscans (professed in 2007), Bible study, Life Teen, RCIA, and Knights of Columbus.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Pastoral care, hospice, altar servers and any ministry involving social justice, locally, nationally, and globally.
Parish Assigned: St. Francis of Assisi Church, Blairsville.
Most Admired Person: St. Francis of Assisi
Deacon Philip B. Miles
Age: 61
Date of Birth: August 6, 1948
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Family: He is married to his wife, Eileen, and they have two children, Philip and Heather, and three grandchildren.
Education: Bachelor of science in accounting from Eastern College, Baltimore, Md.
Work Experience: Finance director at Transfiguration Church, Marietta. He spent 26 years in finance office of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Hobbies and Interests: Golfing, reading, and playing with the grandkids.
Parish Ministries: JustMinistries, Haiti ministry.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Jars of Clay, Seamless Garment.
Parish Assignment: Transfiguration Church, Marietta.
Most Admired Person: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Deacon Wayne J. Nacey
Age: 56
Date of Birth: May 3, 1953
Place of Birth: Van Nuys, Calif.
Family: He and his wife, Kay, have been married for 30 years, and they have five children, Erin, Claire, T.J., Paul and Monica.
Education: Bachelor of science in accounting, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minn.
Work Experience: He is the controller at Chattahoochee Oil Company, West Point.
Hobbies and Interests: Baseball, running, reading.
Parish Ministries: Altar server training, lector, eucharistic minister, sick and homebound ministry.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Pro-life activities, campus ministry.
Parish Assignment: St. Peter Church, LaGrange, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mission, Warm Springs.
Most Admired Person: Pope Paul VI
Deacon Francis J. Przybylek
Age: 58
Date of Birth: July 11, 1951
Place of Birth: Webster, Mass.
Family: He and his wife, Georgiana, have been married for 37 years, and they have two sons, Eric and Carl, and two grandchildren.
Education: Bachelor of science in civil engineering, Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell, Mass.; professional engineer, state of Georgia.
Work Experience: Senior consultant, Draper & Associates, Atlanta, with a specialty in construction claims and litigation support.
Hobbies and Interests: Golf, jigsaw puzzles, reading books of faith, taking walks with his wife and the dogs, occasional bike riding.
Parish Ministries: Facilitator for RCIA, Life Teen, lector, eucharistic minister, Bible study, altar server training, and Christ Renews His Parish.
Ministries of Interest: Visiting the sick and shut-ins, adult religious education.
Parish Assignment: St. John Vianney Church, Lithia Springs.
Most Admired Person: Mother Teresa for her work with the poor and outcast of India
Deacon Felix Rentas
Age: 54
Date of Birth: June 23, 1955
Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Family: He and his wife, Frances, have been married for 30 years, and they have two children, Frances and Francisco.
Education: Bachelor of arts in criminal justice, Park University, Parkville, Mo.
Work Experience: Retired from the U.S. Army Military Police Corps. Currently, he works as a Spanish language facilitator for the Cobb County School District.
Hobbies and Interests: Movies, music, and studying the Bible and church history.
Parish Ministries: RCIA, Marriage preparation, reader and acolyte.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Prison and jail ministry.
Additional Languages: Spanish.
Parish Assignment: St. John Vianney Church, Lithia Springs.
Most Admired Person: Father Richard Ho Lung, founder of the Missionaries of the Poor
Deacon John J. Wojcik
Age: 64
Date of Birth: August 3, 1945
Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tenn.
Family: He and his wife, Linda, have been married for 38 years, and they have two daughters, Christie and Amy, and three grandchildren.
Education: St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, 1963; St. Bernard College, Cullman, Ala., with a bachelor of arts in business administration, 1968.
Work Experience: Vice president, North America sales, with Apriva. He has 41 years of sales and business development and consulting with Xerox, McDonnell Douglas, First Data Corporation, VeriFone and Hewlett Packard.
Hobbies and Interests: Sports, marathon running, travel, backyard barbecuing, and landscape gardening.
Parish Ministries: Knights of Columbus, men’s club, mission ministry, Christ Renews His Parish, lector, reader and eucharistic minister.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Hospital and hospice, mission ministry, RCIA, marriage preparation, marriage counseling and faith renewal.
Parish Assignment: St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell.
Most Admired Person: Pope John Paul II
Deacon Gerald J. Zukauckas
Age: 63
Date of Birth: July 10, 1946
Place of Birth: New Eagle, Pa.
Family: He and his wife, Sharon, have been married for 36 years.
Education: Bachelor of science degree with honors in business from Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.
Work Experience: Certified public accountant and international tax and human resource consultant; Southeast practice leader of the International Expatriate Services Group for Grant Thornton LLP, Atlanta.
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, public speaking, international travel and theater.
Parish Ministries: Parish council, adult altar server and liturgy committee.
Parish Ministries of Interest: Marriage and baptism preparation, pastoral care.
Parish Assignment: Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta.
Most Admired Person: Jimmy Carter for his Christian works of mercy throughout the world, St. Anthony of Padua