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Sometimes, people just want a mediator when they're arguing, or someone to stand next to them when they pick music for a memorial service. The chaplain's role is often to provide immediate help, then make recommendations for other support.
Shields Moore, 77, is a former hospital and fire department chaplain who works with 10 other part-time volunteers as a chaplain at the Tampa International Airport. The chaplains there held a memorial service when an airline employee was murdered, and conducted a wedding in the third-floor chapel for a New Jersey couple, who had met at TIA while waiting for their luggage.
Airport Chaplains across the country: About 2,000 (About half are part time.)
Chaplains at the Tampa Bay Airport: 7
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