Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Summer 2013 Issue | Page 33

In Memoriam
The Rev. R. Martin Caldwell Jr., a retired priest of the Diocese
of Virginia, died on Sunday, May 26, in Durham, N.C. Mr.
Caldwell was ordained in 1952 and served as rector of St.
James’s, Richmond from 1979 to 1981, in addition to positions
in North Carolina, Texas and New Jersey during his active
ministry. He is survived by his wife, Ki, and two children.
The Rev. Holt M. Jenkins, a retired priest of the Diocese of
Virginia, died on Tuesday, May 21. Mr. Jenkins was ordained
in 1950 and served parishes in Maryland and Virginia. In
Virginia, his ministry included involvement in the founding of
St. James’, Mt. Vernon, and serving as assistant rector at St.
Paul’s, Alexandria, vicar-in-charge at Christ Church, Lucketts,
and assistant at St. James’, Leesburg. He is survived by three
children and six grandchildren.
The Rev. George H. “Jack” Woodard Jr., a retired priest of
the Diocese of Virginia, died on Saturday March 16, 2013.
Mr. Woodard’s ministry included service in the Dioceses
of Texas, New York and Washington before he joined the
Diocese of Virginia as rector of Meade Memorial Church in
Alexandria. He served there from 1986 until his retirement in
1991. He is survived by his wife, Lucilia, and four children.

Clergy Transitions
The Rev. J. Randolph “Randy” Alexander, currently serving as rector
of Christ Church, Pelham, N.Y., has been called as rector of Immanuel
Church-on-the-Hill, Alexandria. He will begin at Immanuel on Aug. 25.
The Rev. Susan L. Daughtry is relocating to Minnesota at the end of this
summer to accompany her husband as he enters graduate school. She
has been serving as associate rector at St. Thomas’, Richmond, and as
chaplain to the Shrine Mont Camp staff in 2012 and 2013.
The Rev. Elizabeth Gardner, transitional deacon from the Diocese of
Washington, has been called as associate rector at St. John’s, McLean.
The Rev. Louise Lusignan retired from St. John’s, McLean, on June 30.
She served as associate rector for 12 years.
Margaret Peel, a recent graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary, has
been called as assistant rector at St. Matthew’s, Sterling.
The Rev. Mary C. Sulerud, currently interim rector at Immanuel Churchon-the-Hill in Alexandria, will serve as interim rector at St. Thomas’,
Richmond, beginning June 9.
The Rev. Jackie Thomson retired from St. Anne’s, Reston, on June 30
after serving as associate rector for 13 years.
The Rev. Corry Weierbach will serve as interim rector of All Saints’,
Sharon Chapel, in Alexandria beginning Sept. 1.
The Rev. Hal White is serving as a part-time interim at St. Mary’s, Fleeton.

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The Rev. Dr. Norman Whitmire, interim assistant at St. Peter’s in the
Woods, Fairfax Station, has been called as rector of All Saints Church,
Woodhaven (Queens), N.Y., in the Diocese of Long Island. He will begin
his ministry there in July.
The Rev. Anne Lane Witt has been appointed as priest-in-charge at
Immanuel, Old Church, in Mechanicsville. She began on June 16, 2013.
She served as assistant rector at Grace, Kilmarnock, since 2010.

diocesan Events
For a list of church events, visit thediocese.net/events.
July 5-7: Bishop’s Jubilee Weekend, Shrine Mont
September 9-10: Fresh Start Retreat, Shrine Mont
September 17: Youth Leader Connections, Fredericksburg,
Church TBD
September 19: Youth Leader Connections, Charlottesville,
Church TBD

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