In 1981 , Pfleger adopted an eight-year-old son , Lamar , in defiance of Cardinal John Patrick Cody , who had threatened to fire him if he went ahead with the adoption . Lamar graduated from college and got a job with Continental Airlines , which he lost after the September 11 attacks . He subsequently enlisted in the United States Army . In 1992 , Pfleger adopted another son , Beronti , who attended the University of Central Florida before his sudden death on May 20 , 2012 . Pfleger says his son had been coping with an illness the past few years . In 1997 , Pfleger became the foster father to Jarvis Franklin , who was killed by stray gunfire on May 30 , 1998
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Michael Pfleger