Opinion: Felix was more than an articulate ‘man of the cloth’
In 2016 the Rev. Dr. Felix Haynes, left, arranged for us to visit with Wendell and Tanya Berry (and their dog, Maggie) in their Port Royal, Kentucky, home. Wendell Berry is a famed author and advocate for responsible environmental stewardship. He became a valuable adviser in the battle to keep Wayne County from possibly becoming America’s largest toxic-coal-ash dump. (Photo submitted by NeSmith)
The phone call rattled my soul.
The Rev. Dr. Felix Haynes, 81, had died.
The articulate “man of the cloth” was a biblical scholar and deliverer of poignant sermons. But Felix was much more t…