REVEREND MR. DONALD COX is a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Detroit.  On June 9, 1979, Deacon Don was ordained to the diaconate by His Eminence John Cardinal Dearden, an important American Father of the Second Vatican Council. He is currently assigned to St. Cornelius parish in Dryden, Michigan.

Married and the father of three children and grandfather to four children, Deacon Don was born and raised in Detroit, and educated at St. Brigid Elementary School, Mackenzie High School, and Lawrence Technological University. His theological training was taken at Detroit's Sacred Heart Major Seminary.

Today, Deacon Don continues as an entrepreneur and innovator, owning and operating two small businesses specializing in the design and assembly of machine tools: D & S Design Services Inc. and D & S Assembly Services Inc.