Avis de décès de Family-Placed-Funeral-Notice-Father-Bob Pearson

Family-Placed Funeral Notice FATHER BOB PEARSON May 29, 1921 to February 16, 2007 Father Robert LaFayette Person was a monk of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, Georgia. He grew up in Tampa and attended the University of Florida from 1939 to 1944 graduating with a degree in architecture. He was president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity for two years. Father Bob was a lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve from June 1944 until his honorable discharge in 1951. His tour included the South Pacific during World War II. Father Bob joined the monastery in 1951 and was ordained a priest in 1960. He contributed to the architecture and construction of the current monastery and also served as retreat master, novice master, landscaper and public relations coordinator. Father Bob was also an artist who made pottery and sandcasting designs. Father Bob is survived by his sister, Jane Pearson Setzer of Tampa, niece Catherine Royce of Palm Beach Gardens, her husband Raymond W. Royce and their son Ryan Royce, niece Dr. Caroline Rains, her husband Doug Rains of Gainesville and their children Austin, Beth and Will, and nephew, Bill Setzer, Jr. of Fairhope, Alabama. A Funeral Mass of the Resurrection and burial was held at the Monastery in Conyers. For donations or more information, contact the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Highway 2625 S.W. Conyers, GA 30094 or www.trappist.net To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries