"Deacon Bob" has been a parishioner at Holy Name since he moved to Nashville in 1985. Originally from Chattanooga, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. Encouraged by Father Joseph Sanches, former pastor of Holy Name, he entered the diaconate program in 1995 and was ordained by Bishop Edward Kmiec in 1999. Deacon Bob has four adult children, Brigid, Patsy, Rosie, and Dominic, and one grandson. His beloved wife, Mary Catherine Dean, returned home to Our Lord in July of 2018.