Rev. Boyd H. MAY Jr.

MAY, The Rev. Boyd H. Jr., M.D., 77, of Richmond, died in his home with his family on September 22, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Patricia Sexton May; and their four children and grandchildren, daughter, Susan and her husband, John Bland, and children Alex, Hannah, Neil and Tonya; son, Rev. David May and his wife, Emily, and sons, John and Ben; daughter, Laura and her husband, Craig Condrey, and children, Emma and Ford; and son, Thomas and his wife, Alisa West, and their children, Samuel and Virginia Grace. Dr. May is also survived by his nephew, Jim Stemple and his wife, Cindy, and their two daughters; and his niece, Ellen Shaw and her husband, Glenn, and their three daughters. Dr. May was an anesthesiologist, having graduated from MCV in 1956 and served in private practice in Richmond, Norfolk and Nashville. Dr. May was also a graduate of the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., and was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1974 in the Diocese of Southern Virginia by the Rt. Rev. David Rose. Dr. May served parishes in Norfolk (Christ and St. Luke's), Nashville (St. David's) and in Richmond (Our Savior and The Church of the Holy Comforter) and was loved and respected as a challenging preacher and deeply compassionate pastor. A Holy Eucharist of the Resurrection will be celebrated in thanksgiving for Dr. May's life and ministry at the Church of the Holy Comforter, 4819 Monument Ave., Richmond, Va. 23230, on Saturday, September 26 at 11 a.m. The family will join friends for a reception immediately following the service in the parish house. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts in thanksgiving to God for Dr. May's life be directed to the Westminster Canterbury Fellowship Fund, 1600 Westbrook Ave., Richmond, Va. 23227, or to the Church of the Holy Comforter.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.