Rev. Gordon J. Stenning ’52

Rev. Gordon J. Stenning ’52, of Portsmouth, R.I., Mar. 21. He graduated from the Episocopal Theological School in Cambridge, Mass. in 1955 and was ordained a deacon and then a priest in 1956. He served as the curate at Saint Paul’s Church in Pawtucket (R.I.) until 1957 and the Rector of Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth (R.I.) until 1988. More recently, he served as the senior vice president for pastoral care of the Church Pension Fund in New York City from 1988-1995. He was elected deputy to the general convention of the Episcopal Church, representing Rhode Island at 10 conventions from 1964 to 1988. His memberships were many, including the board of advice to the president of the house of deputies from 1984 to 1988, the executive committee of the Episcopal Church from 1987 to 1989, and president of the Bible and Common Prayer Book Society of the Episcopal Church from 1993 to 1995, and he was one of six signers of the original resolution to allow women to be ordained Episcopal priests. He enjoyed gardening and was part of the URI Master Gardeners Association Hall of Fame, and he enjoyed being an amateur radio operator for many years. He is survived by daughter Pamela Caudill ’79 and her husband; a son and daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.