Father Cumber took over for Father Leary when Father Leary left the order under what Matthew Cumber and his friends called ‘The Ugly Cloud.’
Father Leary had taken over for Father Gomez, who had been a one man ugly storm.
The archdiocese was consolidating, padlocking.
The back fence of the church was its own spray paint gang war.
Neighbors brought the new priest cinnamon rolls, tamales, a 12 gauge.
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