Greenville, North Carolina
BAIRD, Dr. R. Pryor III, of Richmond and Charlottesville, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at his home in Charlottesville. Dr. Baird devoted his life to the compassionate practice of medicine. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Christina DeVincentis of Charlottesville; his mother, Mrs. Sara Boone Baird of Richmond; his sister, Anne Baird Newman and her husband, Dr. Robert J. Newman, of Greenville, N.C.; and their daughters, Lesley of Tucson, Ariz., and Virginia, of Seattle, Wash. Dr. Baird was a graduate of the Collegiate School, where he was instrumental in organizing the first golf team. He then attended the College of William and Mary, followed by UNC Chapel Hill, where he received a doctorate of clinical psychology. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1988. He worked as a psychiatrist for the state of Virginia as well as in private practice. He enjoyed supervising medical students until the time of his death. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the R. Pryor Baird III Charitable Foundation, which is devoted to the education of medical students. Address: P.O. Box 5246, Charlottesville, Virginia 22905.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
I often have very nice memories of when you and I were residents in the UVa Salem residency program. This world will miss you. /But I'm sure you're in the ether researching and getting ready for your next incarnation. May it be as interesting and educational as the last one.
Edward Workman MD
August 29, 2024 | Knoxville, TN | Friend
Did Dr. Baird practice psychiatry at Vanderbilt University in the 1990s, and work at the VA Hospital there? Please let me know. I worked at VU and at the VA Hospital in research - if this is the same man, Pryor was a very good friend to me. Thank you.
Nancy Reade Watkins
February 15, 2023 | Work
It's been eleven years since your passing, Pryor. I still think of you often. You are missed.
John Carbone MD JD
August 24, 2021 | School
You were my doctor and my friend. I've wanted to see "both of you" many times over the past years. And in fact, I was telling someone else about you only three days ago. You are sorely missed.
Jimmy Pailin
July 14, 2019 | Columbus, OH | Friend
I wrote this piece about Pryor.
http://thetrenchtake.blogspot.com/2011/01/he-was-pryor.html
Now, I find I wish he was here to discuss Hope Family Village, be part of its design. A community of acceptance. Being built in honor of my son and countless other family members and their loved who I have come to know through the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
http://hopevillageva.blogspot.com
W. Corey Trench
October 16, 2017 | Williamsburg, VA | Classmate
Pryor, we had a very unique relationship as patient and physician. I met you as a patient, but we departed as friends when you left the university where we both were faculty. There were times during my visits when I listened to you in an unorthodox reversal of roles. Although it had been your desire to be a surgeon, I think you found your true calling listening to others. I looked for you today, so many years later, because I sought the advice of the only psychiatrist who ever earned my...
Jimmy Pailin
June 02, 2011 | Wilmington, NC
"Dr. Baird was a wonderful individual who will be greatly missed. I am honored to have had the opportunity to befriend him. He was such an inspiration to me. We need more beacons of light like Pryor Baird in this world! God Bless his family!!!"
Monique Cornett
October 25, 2010 | Fredericksburg, VA
Pryor's life was an inspiration to us all. Ignoring his disability, he pursued his goals and succeeded brilliantly. It was my privilege to call him one of my closest friends. I will miss him greatly.
Steve Williams
July 21, 2010 | Surfside, FL
Pryor was an exceptional man, from one end of his life to the other. All praise to this true friend and wonderful colleague.
David Sedgwick
July 20, 2010 | Charlottesville