Hays H. Rockwell ’58

Hays H. Rockwell ’58, of West Kingston, R.I., formerly of St. Louis, Mo. and New York City; Aug. 2. He was the former Episcopal Bishop of Missouri and rector of St. James Church in New York City. He graduated from Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge and was ordained a deacon in 1961 and a priest in 1962. He then was chaplain at St. George’s School (R.I.) prior to a position as chaplain at the University of Rochester. In 1971, he was appointed dean at Bexley Hall Theological Seminary, where he served until 1976. Afterwards, he was named rector of St. James Church, where he worked with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri in 1992, where he served for a decade before retiring. He supported the inclusion of women and gay people in the Episcopal clergy. He is survived by wife Linda Rockwell, four children and their spouses, including daughter Martha Rockwell Swindler ’92, eight grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, and a brother.