To look at him, one would never guess the Rev. Patrick Douthitt has inoperable melanoma, an aggressive malignant form of cancer, growing in his abdomen.
Energetic and robust, he smiles and laughs easily as he continues to work as a chaplain at St. Francis Hospice, bringing comfort to people in the final weeks and days of their lives.
Douthitt retired last April after 20 years as rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa and 15 years at churches in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Since then, he has worked full time as a hospice chaplain, doing what he loves the most: being with people in difficult times.