Bishop William Thompson

1946 – 2020 The Rt. Rev. William A. Thompson, who from 2009 to 2014 was bishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) Diocese of Western Anglicans after more than 30 years as rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Long Beach, died June 21.  He was 73...

Mary Alice Robertson Jennings

March 13, 1933 – June 10, 2020 Mary Alice (Mar) Jennings, an honorary canon in the Diocese of Los Angeles and longtime lay leader at St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades, died June 10 in Santa Barbara surrounded by loved ones. She was 87 and had been in...

Canon William Boyd Rodiger

August 8, 1924 – May 22, 2020 Canon William B. Rodiger, who for more than 30 years served the Diocese of Los Angeles as a vice-chancellor and as a four-time deputy to General Convention, died May 22 after recent months of illness. He was 95 and resided in Santa Ana....

The Rev. Canon Robin Underhill

May 10, 1931 – April 28, 2020 The Rev. Canon Robin Underhill, priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles and former port chaplain of the Seamen’s Church Institute of Los Angeles (now closed) died April 28 in Scotland after a long illness. He was 88. Survivors include...

The Rev. Richard Norman Avery

January 24, 1934 – April 19, 2020 The Rev. Richard Avery, retired assistant priest at Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Placentia, died in Corsicana, Texas, on April 19. He was 86. A funeral service was held on April 23 at St. John’s Episcopal Church,...