Background

Carpenter, Paul Leonard was born on January 21, 1920 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of Irving and Myrtle (McCracken) Carpenter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1941; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, University Michigan, 1948.

Career

With firm, Doyle, Lewis & Warner, Toledo, 1948-1955; partner, Carpenter & Paffenbarger, Norwalk, 1955-1985; partner, Carpenter, Freeman & Laycock, Norwalk, 1985-1989; of counsel, Thornton, Thornton & Harwood, Norwalk, 1990-1996; retired,, 1996. Director Citizens National Bank, Norwalk.

Achievements

• Bar: Ohio 1948.

Politics

Some people think that involvement in political life is something Christians should avoid. But God is present everywhere, including political institutions.

Views

Holiness is not just about personal spirituality and prayer. It will also be expressed through a commitment to social justice and enabling other people to become followers of Jesus.

Membership

Trustee Norwalk City Hospital Association, 1959-1975, president, 1966-1968. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Barbara Jane Chambers, August 28, 1948 (deceased March 1982). Children: Susan A. Carpenter Laycock, Deborah L. Carpenter Gieseker, Helen C. Carpenter Stacy.

Father:

Irving Carpenter

Mother:

Myrtle (McCracken) Carpenter

Spouse:

Barbara Jane Chambers

child:

Helen C. Carpenter Stacy Carpenter

child:

Deborah L. Carpenter Gieseker Carpenter

child:

Susan A. Carpenter Laycock Carpenter