AUGUSTUS MOODY BURT III
The Rev. Augustus Moody Burt III, age 76, of Pittsboro, NC died March 23rd at his home after a short recurrence of lymphoma. He was born and raised in Greensboro, received his BA from Washington & Lee University ('56) and his M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary ('59). His ministry involved Episcopal parishes in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. He served 24 years as Rector of St. Andrew’s Church in College Park, MD retiring in 1997.
The funeral will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park on April 20th at 6:30 PM.
Surviving are his widow, Catharine Wilson Burt; daughter, Mary Laurel Burt; and son-in-law, Robert Bilek, currently residing in Baltimore, MD.
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| 1935 |
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| With his father ~ 1940 |
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| Oh coat! 1937 |
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| ~1938 |
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| At Waite's birthday party ~1947 |
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| In front of Country Club Apartments ~1948 |
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| W & L grad 1956 |
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| VTS grad 1959 |
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| Wedding with Terry, 1965 |
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| Xmas 1970 |
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| Cooking, 1971 |
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| Playing banjo, 1973 |
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| In front of St. Andrew's Church 1973 |
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| Installation at St. Andrew's with Tom Engram, 1973 |
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| ~1975 |
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| Wedding with Cathy, 1980 |
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| Mary Laurel's Baptsim, 1983 |
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| Alagash ~ 1985 |
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| With Emma Griffin, 1981 |
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| In the Sinai Desert, 1989 |
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| With Cathy, 1991 |
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| In Nantucket, ~1994 |
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| Mini-golf in Nantucket, 1994 |
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| In St. John, 2006 |
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| At ML's MICA graduation, 2005 |
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| With pupppies, Zoe and Zelda in NC, 2008 |
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| At ML & Robert's wedding, 2011 |
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| With Dr. Park at UNC Cancer Hospital, 2010 |
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| With Molly, March 18, 2012 (last picture) |
The Washington Post published an obituary in the Sunday April 1 edition:
A. Moody Burt III, Episcopal priest
Published: April 1, 2012
A. Moody Burt III, an Episcopal priest who was rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park for more than 20 years, died March 23 at his home in Pittsboro, N.C. He was 76.
He had lymphoma, said his wife, Catharine Burt.
The Rev. Burt first moved to the Washington area in 1969 and was the assistant minister of St. George’s Church in Arlington County. He became the rector of St. Andrew’s in 1973 and retired in 1997.
In the late 1980s, Rev. Burt helped establish a “safe haven” program in Prince George’s County, in which a network of local churches opened their doors to the homeless during the winter months. Today, more than 60 churches are involved in the effort.
Augustus Moody Burt III was a native of Greensboro, N.C., and a 1956 graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. He received a master’s degree in divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1959.
He served in churches in North Carolina before moving to the Washington region. He retired to North Carolina from Lanham in 2008.
His first marriage, to the former Theresa Gudger, ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Catharine Wilson Burt of Pittsboro; and a daughter from his second marriage, Mary Laurel Burt of Baltimore.
