. >> journey for father bill atkinson takes a critical step "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden hasetails. >> great, great, great, wonderful person. >> reporter: story and memories of father bill atkinson go on in his monsignor bonner high school. >> i saw him every day. he came in the office first, said father, how are you today never had a bad day. that is what he would say to me. >> reporter: school now merged with archbishop pender grass was father atkinson's home, he roamed the hallways of this drexel hill building for 30 years. he was left a quadriplegic after a sledding accident in 1964. his ordination required a special difficulties 10 says from the pope. he died in 2006 after inspiring lives of more than 100,000 students. and now, the long road to possible saintroad moves along >> he is considered a server of god, which means that they have at least begun to look at his life and see at that point if there is a reason that they could, diocese, archdiocese of philadelphia could move that cause forward. >> reporter: push for saint hood has taken formal steps and now challenge