Gerry Swieringa ’72 and Peg Francis ’73 Swieringa

Gerry Swieringa ’72 came out of a short-lived retirement to serve as rector of St. Brendan’s Anglican Church in Bellingham, Washington. He and his wife, Peg Francis ’73 Swieringa, live on a small rural farm where they raise chickens, quail and four grandchildren. He retired from BP American in 2010 after 27 years in the oil and gas industry and was ordained an Anglican priest, which he expects will be his last career change.