Robert B. McLaren

Robert B. McLaren was the young pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Houston who officiated the funeral of my father. I can imagine the call from the funeral home:

"Pastor McLaren, this is South Park cemetery. We have a young mother that needs someone to officiate the funeral of her husband tomorrow afternoon. There are three young children and they do not have a church home. Are you available?" It may have been his turn, but for reasons unknown (for right now), he took the assignment. I wonder if it had an impact on the rest of his life?

Pastor McLaren was a part of a famous meeting in September 1960 when the Houston Ministerial Association met with Senator John F. Kennedy to discuss the possibilities of a Catholic becoming President. He asked several questions during the discussion after the speech.

http://www.jfklink.com/speeches/jfk/sept60/
jfk120960_houston03.html

He later became a distinguished professor at California State University - Fullerton.

McLAREN, ROBERT B. (1967)
Professor of Child Development
A.B., Park College; B.D., McCormick Theological Seminary; M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Southern California

He has also written several books:

1. World of Philosophy: An Introduction
by Robert Bruce McLaren

2. Christian Ethics: Foundations and Practice
by Robert Bruce McLaren

3. All to the good: A guide to Christian ethics
by Robert Bruce McLaren

4. Jesus - the Man and His ministry

I called and emailed Dr. McLaren, and I am still waiting for a response. I wanted to ask him what he remembered about the funeral and my mother.

This wasn't the only time Dr. McLaren ministered to our family. The first time he eulogized a life passed. The second time, he tried to save a life.