 His time in office emphasized the role of his diocese as one of the most theologically conservative of the Episcopal Church.He was born the first of three children to his parents, Earl and Margaret Hathaway, in St. Louis, Missouri.Earl Hathaway's career with the Firestone Tire Company took the family from St. Louis to Alton, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan and finally to Akron, Ohio where the family settled as his career progressed to president of the company, from 1965 to 1971.