John Valentine has been a parishioner at Divine Savior for twelve years. He is a lector, Parish Council member and a Knight of Columbus, and a past RCIA team member and Knights Financial Secretary. John and his bride Colleen have been married for forty-two years and have one son who is an architect. He is a native New Yorker, graduated from Trinity College, an Army veteran, retired from Nationwide Insurance, a volunteer at Vitalant BloodSource, is an avid reader and a mediocre but improving golfer.