Parishioners at Sacred Heart Church and Catholic School might have been surprised in recent days by word that their longtime priest, the Rev. Monsignor Howard Lincoln, was planning to marry his secretary following his retirement this summer. But the news was actually a long time coming, he said.
He and his secretary, Sandra Susini, started discussing a union almost three years ago, Lincoln said in an interview with The Desert Sun on Sunday. “I am 75 years old with heart issues,” Lincoln said. “Sandra is 72. We love each other and we want to take care of each other. And we don’t want to be alone.”