TIME
In Pittsburgh 17 years ago, a devout, 20-year-old Roman Catholic named Raymond Heintz had a vocation for the priesthood. He earned his way through high school, Duquesne University, St. Vincent’s Seminary by driving a taxicab. Last week, wearing clericals as seminarians do, Raymond Heintz turned in his last trip card to the cab company. Next week he is to be ordained. Pittsburgh taximen, 500 of whom planned to attend Father Heintz’s first Mass, got up a fund, presented him with a fine gold chalice.
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