- Deacon Stan Stott will celebrate 50 years as a permanent deacon in December.
- Originally disqualified due to marriage, he was ordained in 1976 after a 1967 policy change.
- At 85, Stott remains active in the Salt Lake Diocese, emphasizing the importance of prayer in both his life and the lives of others.
SALT LAKE CITY — Fifty years in the same position is quite an accomplishment. Deacon Stan Stott, a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church, will reach it in December.
Deacon Stott did not start out as a deacon. He was already working for the Sperry Rand Corporation straight out of high school. The company sent him a letter requesting that he come work for it, and it had sent him to the University of Utah to continue his schooling.
He also originally was disqualified from becoming a deacon, since he had gotten married to his seventh-grade sweetheart, Alice Bennett. Deacons in the Catholic Church need to be celibate to be considered for the position…