"How Uncle Gene Got His Cut" by Richard Groves

Family secrets, family ties, and family treasure bind this North Carolina writer to his Louisiana roots.

Dr. Richard Groves is a retired minister and educator. He has taught in departments of religion and philosophy at Tufts University, Wake Forest University, Salem College, and High Point University. He is the editor of a book of speeches by William Louis Poteat, early 20th century president of Wake Forest University (published by Wake Forest University), and two 17th century works on religious liberty, including The Bloody Tenent of Persecution by Roger Williams (both published by Mercer University Press). He writes regular opinion pieces for the Winston-Salem Journal.