Donations may also be made to the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care. Box 980664, Richmond, VA 23298 and designate your gift to the Prest Lecture, an annual educational event. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Pat's memory to the MCV Foundation, P.O. A reception will be held after the service. Saturday, March 30, at the Church of the Holy Comforter, 4819 Monument Avenue. Pat was grateful for the visits by former students and friends.Ī celebration of Pat's life will be held 11 a.m. His secret joy was classical music, meditating on the Bible, especially the words of Jesus, writing as therapy and composing prayers for any occasion. Pat, also known as 'Pops,' loved family get togethers that were filled with joy, openness and humor. Pat leaves behind his beloved wife of 62 years, Joan Moynihan Prest; and five children, daughter, Elizabeth Albee, her husband, Rick and children, Lauren (Grant) and Eric (Rachael), son, Alan Prest and Kristin Stanley, son, Tom Prest, his wife, Jeannette and their sons, Ryan (Callie) and Jake, daughter, Margaret 'Maggie' Johnson, her husband, Drew and their children, Lindsey (Evan) and Zach and daughter, Martha 'Marti' Prest. In retirement, he assisted at various churches and served as Priest-in-Residence at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Richmond, Virginia. He served as an adjunct professor at Virginia Union University for 32 years, teaching pastoral counseling. News, opinion, sports and more from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Pat served as a professor at MCV/VCU for 35 years, retiring in 1993. Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia. Prest chaired the board from 1985 until 1987. During that time, he served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Health Regulation and Dr. In the 1970s, he helped create the Board of Professional Counselors and served on that board for 11 years. an organization that remains active in counseling and education. In 1968, he cofounded and served as the First Director for the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care, Inc. After a brief stay at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, he came to the Medical College of Virginia on March 1, 1958, as Director of Religious Activities and Chaplain Supervisor. He did a residency in clinical pastoral education at St. Prest was ordained in Connecticut and served a parish in Meriden, Conn. Pat attended prep schools in New England, earned a business degree at Lehigh University, a master's degree of divinity at Episcopal Divinity School and was awarded an honorary doctorate of divinity in 1976 from the University of the South.Īs an Episcopal priest, Dr. 'Tom' and Naomi Prest in Detroit, Michigan, on Februand grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and Darien, Connecticut. Published In Richmond Times-Dispatch Last Name 'Baker' Richmond, VA Manning Funeral Home Doris L. Prest Jr., died on the first full day of Spring, March 21, 2019. VIPCare Founder and Long-Time Board Member

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